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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 mountains that can be seen from Omelas are called what number "Peaks" (1)?
(a) 36.
(b) 21.
(c) 9.
(d) 18.
2. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
(a) Far off.
(b) Very close.
(c) Nearly unreachable.
(d) Fairly near.
3. The drug taken by people of Omelas when they want to relax and have fun is called what?
(a) Glooz.
(b) Grozz.
(c) Drooz.
(d) Schmooz.
4. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
(a) Torn.
(b) Clouded.
(c) Towered.
(d) Colored.
5. What event is said to cause the birds to start taking a particular action in the first line of the story?
(a) The clamor of the train.
(b) The clamor of the ocean.
(c) The clamor of bells.
(d) The clamor of the crowd.
Short Answer Questions
1. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?
2. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?
3. LeGuin uses what adjective to describe the hypothetical absence of intoxicants within Omelas?
4. The wind causes what objects to flutter?
5. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?
2. 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?
3. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
4. The narrator states, "One thing I know there is none of in Omelas is" (3) what, alongside her discussion of orgies?
5. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
6. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
7. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?
8. What elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?
9. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
10. Describe a point at which the narrator suggests that the reader give their own input into the vision of Omelas.
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