The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

Who wrote The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas?

• Ernest Hemingway

• J.D. Salinger

• Andre Dubus

• Ursula LeGuinn

What short story are we reading for this class?

• The Lottery

• The Yellow Wallpaper

• The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

• The Tell-Tale Heart

Who wrote "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?

• Ray Bradbury

• Yann Martel

• Ursula K. LeGuin

• Ken Liu

Choose and explain which ONE of the following literary terms you think Leguin used to the greatest effect in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas":

EXTERNAL CONFLICT

INTERNAL CONFLICT

CONNOTATION

DICTION

EXPOSITION

MOOD

PARALLEL STRUCTURE (parallelism)

REPETITION

TONE

The exposition of the story starts with:

• the beating of a child

• the ones who walk away from Omelas.

• the Festival of Summer

• a pandemic

Which of the following could be considered a theme for “The ones who walk away from Omelas”?

• People should always try to maintain a utopia

• Happiness can only be preserved through loss of morality

• Happiness is like an uncontrollable virus that spreads through society

Select possible answers for why the author ended the story as they did

• To emphasize the development of Omelas

• To justify the narrator's opinions and actions

• To ambiguity regarding a good and bad ending

• To evoke curiosity within the readers

Who is the author of 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'?

• Ernest Hemingway

• J.D. Salinger

• Andre Dubus

• Ursula K. LeGuin

What is the central theme of 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'?

• Sacrifice and happiness

• War and peace

• Love and betrayal

• Adventure and exploration

In 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', what is the condition for the city's happiness?

• A hidden treasure

• A child's suffering

• A magical spell

• A wise ruler