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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. LeGuin says that it "is the treason of" (3) whom to refuse to admit "the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain" (3)?
(a) The scholar.
(b) The artist.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The philosopher.

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

3. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?
(a) William James.
(b) James Williams.
(c) Dakota Daniels.
(d) Jeffrey James.

4. The sound of the bells is described in what way?
(a) Pealing.
(b) Clanging.
(c) Smashing.
(d) Ringing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

4. The wind causes what objects to flutter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?

2. What adjectives does the narrator use to describe the people of Omelas, before adding that their "lives are not wretched" (3)?

3. Describe an instance when the narrator directly engages with the reader of the story.

4. The narrator states, "One thing I know there is none of in Omelas is" (3) what, alongside her discussion of orgies?

5. What purpose does LeGuin have for involving the reader in the creation of Omelas?

6. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?

7. What do the bells symbolize within the celebration of the Festival of Summer?

8. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?

9. What is the first question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?

10. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?

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