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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) Magistrates.
(b) Judges.
(c) Investigators.
(d) The secret police.

2. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?
(a) They wear conservative dress.
(b) They wear homemade clothing.
(c) They wear sacred garments.
(d) They are naked.

3. When LeGuin mentions several inventions that have yet to be created, what is NOT an object she mentions?
(a) Fuel-less power.
(b) Floating light sources.
(c) A network of surveillance cameras.
(d) A cure for the common cold.

4. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?
(a) Their chests and backs.
(b) Their feet and ankles.
(c) Their faces and heads.
(d) Their ankles and knees.

5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
(a) Hair.
(b) Mud.
(c) Water.
(d) Dust.

6. The sky on the day described in Paragraph 1 is said to be what color?
(a) Deep blue.
(b) Light blue.
(c) Periwinkle.
(d) Dark blue.

7. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Exploitative to produce.
(b) Habit-forming.
(c) Expensive to produce.
(d) Expensive to purchase.

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

9. The wind causes what objects to flutter?
(a) The girls' caps.
(b) Flags.
(c) The horses' decorations.
(d) Banners.

10. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
(a) Far off.
(b) Fairly near.
(c) Nearly unreachable.
(d) Very close.

11. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
(a) The courthouse.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) City Hall.
(d) The train station.

12. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?
(a) Singing.
(b) Chirping.
(c) Roosting.
(d) Soaring.

13. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 9.
(d) 36.

14. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?
(a) Lengths of yarn.
(b) Streamers.
(c) Pieces of chalk.
(d) Balloons.

15. LeGuin supposes that the people of Omelas have what number of rules and laws?
(a) A maximum of ten.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Singularly few.

Short Answer Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

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

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

4. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?

5. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?

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