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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The people of Omelas are said not to "keep" (3) what?
2. LeGuin insists that she does not want Omelas to resemble a what?
3. What sort of clothing is worn by the people who exercise the horses?
4. The calls of the children are described by using what adjective?
5. How are the horses said to feel about their participation in the event of Omelas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event is taking place at the start of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
2. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
3. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
4. What adjectives does the narrator use to describe the people of Omelas, before adding that their "lives are not wretched" (3)?
5. How is foreshadowing used within the story's description of the mountains in Paragraph 1?
6. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
7. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
8. What elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?
9. 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?
10. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the way in which LeGuin uses a formula involving necessity, destruction, and need to determine which elements can be part of her version of a utopia.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of humanism treated within "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
How does LeGuin define technology and how does the topic intersect with the goals of the story?
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