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

2. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?
(a) Promises.
(b) Mixed company.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Farm animals.

3. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?
(a) Computers.
(b) Swords.
(c) Money.
(d) Mechanized transport.

4. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The nature of joy.
(b) The citizens of Omelas.
(c) The crime committed by the prisoner.
(d) The purpose of the race.

5. 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) Jeffrey James.
(d) Dakota Daniels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?

2. LeGuin does NOT use what adjective to describe the adults of Omelas?

3. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?

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

5. The sound of the bells is described in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. After the narrator states that Omelas sounds "like a city in a fairy tale," (3) what action does she suggest the reader take?

8. 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?

9. What tone does LeGuin display when saying that Omelas sounds like a fairy tale?

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

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