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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. The young men and women stroke what parts of their horses during the festival?

2. What event is being celebrated at the depicted festival?

3. How many paces wide is the dwelling of the scapegoat child?

4. The floor of the scapegoat child's dwelling is made of what material?

5. What word is NOT used to describe the tune played by the child with the instrument?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is food used to indicate the satisfaction of Omelas's citizens?

2. What is LeGuin's purpose for portraying the child who plays a musical instrument within the community of Omelas?

3. How does LeGuin acknowledge that her story of Omelas sounds too good to be true before she reveals Omelas's one moral failing?

4. How is foreshadowing present within the horse riders' interactions with their horses?

5. Describe the woman who hands out flowers during the festival.

6. In what way does LeGuin magnify the role of the child musician within Omelas?

7. What details are given about the scapegoat child's present?

8. What answer does LeGuin expect from the reader in answer to her four questions and why?

9. Describe the child who plays a musical instrument within Omelas.

10. On what types of food does the scapegoat child survive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of humanism treated within "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of guilt within "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." What is LeGuin’s message regarding guilt and how do you know?

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