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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What verb is used to describe the moving of the processions throughout Omelas?
(a) Creeping.
(b) Flowing.
(c) Winding.
(d) Marching.

3. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) The cannon.
(b) The tank.
(c) The bomb.
(d) The rifle.

4. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?
(a) Logical thinkers.
(b) Bland utopians.
(c) Dulcent shepherds.
(d) Noble savages.

5. The children in Omelas are described in what way when they are first mentioned?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Mature.
(d) Happy.

6. The processions described by the narrator all move toward what part of Omelas?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

7. The people of Omelas are not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?
(a) Unexamined.
(b) Happy.
(c) Simple.
(d) Cowardly.

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

9. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?
(a) Superficial.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Rare.
(d) Fleeting.

10. LeGuin states that modern society considers only what element of life to be "intellectual" (3) in nature?
(a) A degree.
(b) Pain.
(c) Self-reflection.
(d) Sorrow.

11. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) Bankruptcies.
(b) The free market.
(c) A tax structure.
(d) The stock exchange.

12. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
(a) Chatted.
(b) Teased.
(c) Neighed.
(d) Boasted.

13. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
(a) Clouded.
(b) Colored.
(c) Towered.
(d) Torn.

14. What two modes of transportation does LeGuin imagine the people of Omelas using in order to reach the Festival of Summer?
(a) People-movers and escalators.
(b) Trains and trams.
(c) Boats and helicopters.
(d) Bicycles and trains.

15. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?
(a) A bed of moss.
(b) A corner of farmland.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A water-meadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. LeGuin says that if it will help the reader like Omelas better, they should add what element?

2. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?

3. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?

4. What term does LeGuin use to characterize objects such as "cars or helicopters" (3)?

5. What part of each horse is decorated colorfully?

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