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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?
(a) A plateau.
(b) A forest.
(c) A sea.
(d) A waterfall.

2. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?
(a) A festival.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A public execution.
(d) A concert.

3. What element of the festival is described as bing "like a field of grass and flowers" (6)?
(a) The youth.
(b) The children.
(c) The contestants.
(d) The crowds.

4. In what location does the child sit as he plays his instrument in Omelas?
(a) In the thick of the crowd.
(b) Away from the crowd.
(c) In the center arena.
(d) At the back of the stage.

5. The first line of the story names what species of bird?
(a) Puffin.
(b) Ptarmigan.
(c) Swallow.
(d) Wren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?

2. What actions do the horses take that leads the young men and women to speak to them?

3. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?

4. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?

5. The flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?

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