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

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

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

4. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?

2. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?

3. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?

4. The wind causes what objects to flutter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What evidence is present to suggest that there is gender equality in Omelas?

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

7. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?

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

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

10. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?

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