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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of each horse is decorated colorfully?
(a) The ears.
(b) The tail.
(c) The flank.
(d) The mane.

2. LeGuin states that which two adjectives are helpful to define when deciding what elements to include within Omelas?
(a) Necessary and destructive.
(b) Cold and logical.
(c) Cruel and unusual.
(d) Exploitative and consumptive.

3. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
(a) Glooz.
(b) Grozz.
(c) Drooz.
(d) Schmooz.

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

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

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

7. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The citizens of Omelas.
(b) The nature of joy.
(c) The purpose of the race.
(d) The crime committed by the prisoner.

8. Le Guin states that what human expression has become "archaic" (3) in the modern age?
(a) A smirk.
(b) A frown.
(c) A smile.
(d) A grimace.

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

10. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?
(a) The clamor of the ocean.
(b) The clamor of the crowd.
(c) The clamor of the train.
(d) The clamor of bells.

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

12. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?
(a) A dream.
(b) A session of freewriting.
(c) A street sign.
(d) A dictionary.

13. LeGuin states that she has what goal in relation to the reader?
(a) To transform.
(b) To question.
(c) To influence.
(d) To convince.

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

15. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?
(a) Green.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?

2. LeGuin names one thing that is absolutely not present in Omelas, saying she is "sure" (3). What is it?

3. What colorful objects are used to decorate the horses of Omelas with color?

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

5. LeGuin states that modern society considers only what element of life to be "intellectual" (3) in nature?

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