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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. How are the horses said to feel about their participation in the event of Omelas?
2. What is NOT a color used to decorate the horses of Omelas?
3. Who is said to be exercising horses on the Green Fields?
4. The sky on the day described in Paragraph 1 is said to be what color?
5. The people exercising the horses have what substance all over parts of their bodies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What types of elements are not found within Omelas, according to the narrator?
2. How do the processions that include Omelas's livelier residents differ from other processions?
3. What evidence is present to suggest that there is gender equality in Omelas?
4. What do the bells symbolize within the celebration of the Festival of Summer?
5. Describe a point at which the narrator suggests that the reader give their own input into the vision of Omelas.
6. How is the weather described on the day of the Festival of Summer and what is its significance?
7. 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?
8. LeGuin sees what kind of danger in modern society's method of perceiving evil?
9. What purpose does LeGuin have for involving the reader in the creation of Omelas?
10. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What claims is the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" making about the human condition and why?
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
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?
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