Omelas

How does Le Guin describe the people of Omelas?

• Ignorant

• Intelligent

• Barbaric

• Bland

To exchange the happiness of those in Omelas for the chance of happiness for the child would be to let ____ into the city walls.

• Religion

• Courage

• Guilt

• Victory

What signals the beginning of the festival?

• A child playing the flute

• A speech from the King

• The dropping of the banner

• The cry of a child

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is present in the room described (in a basement or a cellar)

• mops

• dirt

• flowers

• a child

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False - everyone comes to see the child below Omelas.

• True

• False

At what age is the child's existence explained to citizens of Omelas?

• Between 5 and 7

• Between 8 and 12

• Between 13 and 17

• After they turn 18

Where do people go when they walk away from Omelas?

• A nearby city

• To live together in the wilderness

• It is unknown