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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 flavor and scent of the drug present within Omelas is described using what term?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Pure.
(c) Sour.
(d) Clean.

2. What aspect of economics does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
(a) A tax structure.
(b) Bankruptcies.
(c) The stock exchange.
(d) The free market.

3. LeGuin states that modern society considers only what element of life to be "intellectual" (3) in nature?
(a) A degree.
(b) Self-reflection.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sorrow.

4. The man mentioned in the story's subtitle is a famous what?
(a) Playwright.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Musician.
(d) Poet.

5. LeGuin states that she cannot "suit" (3) whom when describing her version of a utopia?
(a) You all.
(b) Every reader.
(c) Us all.
(d) All of humankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. The processions described by the narrator all move toward what part of Omelas?

2. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?

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

4. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?

5. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. How is the weather described on the day of the Festival of Summer and what is its significance?

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

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