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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Paragraphs 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first question asked in Paragraph 2 focuses on what subject?
(a) The purpose of the race.
(b) The nature of joy.
(c) The crime committed by the prisoner.
(d) The citizens of Omelas.

2. What is the sole piece of gear or accoutrement worn by the horses of Omelas?
(a) A bit with a halter.
(b) A saddle.
(c) Lengths of ribbon.
(d) A halter without a bit.

3. The subtitle of the story "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is "Variations on a theme by" whom?
(a) Dakota Daniels.
(b) Jeffrey James.
(c) James Williams.
(d) William James.

4. The people exercising the horses on the Green Fields are said to have "long, lithe" (1) what?
(a) Arms.
(b) Digits.
(c) Legs.
(d) Limbs.

5. Who is said to be exercising horses on the Green Fields?
(a) Young boys.
(b) Boys and men.
(c) Girls and women.
(d) Boys and girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Omelas is described in the first paragraph as being "bright-" what?

2. What verb is used to describe the movement of the horses of Omelas?

3. What two instruments are named when the narrator describes the livelier processions in Omelas?

4. What word is used to indicate the horses' communication with one another?

5. The first line of the story names what species of bird?

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