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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. 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.

2. What term does LeGuin use to characterize objects such as "cars or helicopters" (3)?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Efficiency.
(c) Aesthetics.
(d) Technology.

3. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?
(a) Pranced.
(b) Galloped.
(c) Waited.
(d) Trotted.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. What type of feature is the location called the "Green Fields" (1)?

4. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?

5. What part of each boat in the harbor is decorated with flags?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is foreshadowing used within the story's description of the mountains in Paragraph 1?

2. Describe a point at which the narrator suggests that the reader give their own input into the vision of Omelas.

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

4. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?

5. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?

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

7. What event is taking place at the start of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?

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

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

10. 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?

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