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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. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
2. On what parts of their bodies do the horse-exercisers have a certain substance?
3. What two groups are said to encourage the bad habit named by LeGuin in Paragraph 3?
4. The people of Omelas are not what kind of "folk" (3) according to LeGuin?
5. When LeGuin mentions several inventions that have yet to be created, what is NOT an object she mentions?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is foreshadowing used within the story's description of the mountains in Paragraph 1?
2. How is the weather described on the day of the Festival of Summer and what is its significance?
3. What is the second question asked within Paragraph 2 and how does it contrast with the story so far?
4. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
5. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?
6. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
7. What is ironic about the way in which horses are treated in Omelas?
8. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
9. The narrator states, "One thing I know there is none of in Omelas is" (3) what, alongside her discussion of orgies?
10. LeGuin laments the tendency for modern society to consider evil and pain in what way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how and why LeGuin instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas."
Essay Topic 2
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 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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