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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age is the woman who passes out flowers at the festival?
(a) Old.
(b) Middle-aged.
(c) Ageless.
(d) In her adolescence.

2. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?
(a) A platter.
(b) A pocket.
(c) A basket.
(d) A bag.

3. What other action is the woman taking as she passes out flowers?
(a) She is murmuring.
(b) She is cheering.
(c) She is laughing.
(d) She is weeping.

4. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?
(a) Us all.
(b) Every reader.
(c) You all.
(d) All of humankind.

5. What action does the musician child take when he is finished playing his instrument?
(a) He sits down.
(b) He lowers his hands.
(c) He stands up.
(d) He nods his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what manner do the young men and women speak to their horses?

2. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?

3. What smell at the festival is described as "marvelous" (4)?

4. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?

5. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?

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