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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 not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?
2. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
3. "The air of the morning" (1) is described in what manner?
4. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
5. The wind causes what objects to flutter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
2. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
3. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
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. Describe an instance when the narrator directly engages with the reader of the story.
6. What is the first question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
7. What tone does LeGuin display when saying that Omelas sounds like a fairy tale?
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 elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?
10. What is ironic about the way in which horses are treated in Omelas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Argue that the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" either is or is not a work of science fiction.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and one of the story's main messages. How does LeGuin make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?
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