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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 far away are the mountains that can be seen from Omelas?
2. LeGuin states that the people of Omelas do not use what?
3. LeGuin worries that all but which of the following elements of Omelas will cause the reader to consider it too "goody-goody" (3)?
4. LeGuin says that the people of Omelas are "not less" what "than" (3) we are?
5. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is foreshadowing used within the story's description of the mountains in Paragraph 1?
2. What evidence is given for the conclusion that people in Omelas do indeed have different identities?
3. What is LeGuin's purpose in describing the horses' minimal gear?
4. What unique quality does the narrator name in regard to horses?
5. Describe an instance when the narrator directly engages with the reader of the story.
6. After the narrator states that Omelas sounds "like a city in a fairy tale," (3) what action does she suggest the reader take?
7. What evidence is present to suggest that there is gender equality in Omelas?
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 purpose does LeGuin have for involving the reader in the creation of Omelas?
10. What tone does LeGuin display when saying that Omelas sounds like a fairy tale?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does LeGuin send about perfection and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how and why LeGuin instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas."
Essay Topic 3
Determine LeGuin’s message within the story "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" regarding the topic of exploitation.
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