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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The citizens of Omelas describe the child's habits by using what adjective?
(a) Gauche.
(b) Uncouth.
(c) Barbaric.
(d) Automatic.

2. What sort of music is said to be playing as the riders line up for the race?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Staid.
(c) Grand.
(d) Energetic.

3. Of the three sentences that make up Paragraph 13, how many are questions?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

4. The narrator states that the people who leave Omelas "seem to" (14) have what knowledge?
(a) Why they must leave.
(b) Where they are going.
(c) What they face in the future.
(d) Whom they are seeking.

5. The sound of what instrument is described as "imperious, melancholy, piercing" (6)?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Dulcimer.
(d) Bassoon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

3. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?

4. The narrator states that each person who leaves Omelas goes in one of how many directions?

5. The woman who passes out flowers does so using what type of receptacle?

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