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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. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?
(a) Singing.
(b) Roosting.
(c) Chirping.
(d) Soaring.

2. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
(a) Fairly near.
(b) Nearly unreachable.
(c) Very close.
(d) Far off.

3. LeGuin names one thing that is absolutely not present in Omelas, saying she is "sure" (3). What is it?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Murder.
(c) Injustice.
(d) Rage.

4. LeGuin says that if it will help the reader like Omelas better, they should add what element?
(a) A justice system.
(b) An organized religion.
(c) A drug.
(d) An orgy.

5. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
(a) Expensive to produce.
(b) Exploitative to produce.
(c) Habit-forming.
(d) Expensive to purchase.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is NOT a role LeGuin names in order to demonstrate the citizens' level of self-awareness?

5. 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)?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What is ironic about the way in which horses are treated in Omelas?

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

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

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

10. What elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?

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