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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. LeGuin states that which two adjectives are helpful to define when deciding what elements to include within Omelas?
2. Which building in Omelas is named as the "handsomest" (3) in town?
3. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?
4. The processions described by the narrator all move toward what part of Omelas?
5. What aspect of war does LeGuin say Omelas lacks?
Short Essay Questions
1. What evidence is present to suggest that there is gender equality in Omelas?
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. What purpose does LeGuin have for involving the reader in the creation of Omelas?
4. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
5. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
6. What elements of technology does the narrator mention existing within her picture of Omelas?
7. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
8. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
9. What adjectives does the narrator use to describe the people of Omelas, before adding that their "lives are not wretched" (3)?
10. After the narrator states that Omelas sounds "like a city in a fairy tale," (3) what action does she suggest the reader take?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the reasons why LeGuin uses both the first and second points of view in order to tell the story. What elements of the text's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are LeGuin’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What message does LeGuin send within the pages of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?
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