Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories Quizzes

Ursula Le Guin: Short Stories Quiz "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

By Whitney Lee · Edited by Neal Adolph Akatsuka · Last reviewed April 09, 2015

1 What sort of animal race is held during the Festival of Summer?

Pig

Horse

Snake

Dog
2 How old is the suffering child?

Nearly five

Nearly twelve

Nearly six

Nearly ten
3 What is the name of the King of Omelas?

There is no king.

Michael

Miklos

Midas
4 What building in the city does Le Guin describe as “the handsomest building in town”?

The church

The train station

The boathouse

The temple
5 How old does the suffering child appear to be?

Twelve

Six

Five

Seven
6 What two types of people does Le Guin suggest that the readers omit from the city’s imagined populace?

Artists and clergy

Soldiers and artists

Soldiers and lawyers

Clergy and soldiers
7 Where do the festival’s processions eventually end?

Gracy Fields

Lake Nolan

Risa

Green Fields
8 What do some people in Omelas choose to do after they become aware of the child’s existence?

They commit vandalism.

They fight for minority rights.

They try to free the child.

They leave.
9 Where do those who leave Omelas go?

Rome

Their destinations are unknown.

Risa

Gethen

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