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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 color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Green.
2. Omelas is located nearby what natural feature?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) A plateau.
(c) A sea.
(d) A forest.
3. Ursula K. LeGuin's inspiration for the name Omelas came from what source?
(a) A street sign.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A session of freewriting.
(d) A dream.
4. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The citizens of Omelas.
(b) The purpose of the race.
(c) The nature of joy.
(d) The crime committed by the prisoner.
5. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) The stock exchange.
(b) A tax structure.
(c) Bankruptcies.
(d) The free market.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what season does the event described at the start of the story take place?
2. What sort of event is taking place in Omelas when the narrative begins?
3. The birds mentioned in the first line of the story are taking what action?
4. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?
5. The mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the first question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
2. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
3. What event is taking place at the start of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
4. Describe a point at which the narrator suggests that the reader give their own input into the vision of Omelas.
5. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
6. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
7. What is ironic about the way in which horses are treated in Omelas?
8. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
9. What purpose does LeGuin have for involving the reader in the creation of Omelas?
10. Describe an instance when the narrator directly engages with the reader of the story.
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