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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. What aspect of law enforcement does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
2. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?
3. LeGuin states that the most important aspect of the hypothetical drug chosen for Omelas is that it must not be what?
4. How far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
5. LeGuin asserts that the people of Omelas are not what kind of human ancestors?
Short Essay Questions
1. What adjectives does the narrator use to describe the people of Omelas, before adding that their "lives are not wretched" (3)?
2. What event is taking place at the start of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
3. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
4. How is the weather described on the day of the Festival of Summer and what is its significance?
5. What is the first question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
6. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
7. What do the bells symbolize within the celebration of the Festival of Summer?
8. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?
9. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
10. How is foreshadowing used within the story's description of the mountains in Paragraph 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and analyze LeGuin’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
What messages does LeGuin send about perfection and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Argue that the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" either is or is not a work of science fiction.
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