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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 states that the people of Omelas do not use what?
(a) Mechanized transport.
(b) Money.
(c) Computers.
(d) Swords.
2. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) A tax structure.
(b) The stock exchange.
(c) The free market.
(d) Bankruptcies.
3. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) The cannon.
(b) The tank.
(c) The rifle.
(d) The bomb.
4. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
(a) The train station.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) City Hall.
5. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?
(a) A street sign.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A dream.
(d) A session of freewriting.
Short Answer Questions
1. How are the horses said to feel about their participation in the event of Omelas?
2. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?
3. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
4. What particular aspect of consumer culture LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
5. LeGuin says in Paragraph 3 that modern society has the bad habit of considering happiness as what kind of emotion?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
2. The narrator at one point worries that what elements of her portrait of Omelas will make it seem too "goody-goody" (3) for the reader?
3. What is ironic about the way in which horses are treated in Omelas?
4. What evidence is present to suggest that there is gender equality in Omelas?
5. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?
6. How is the weather described on the day of the Festival of Summer and what is its significance?
7. What event is taking place at the start of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
8. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
9. What tone does LeGuin display when saying that Omelas sounds like a fairy tale?
10. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
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