Ursula K. Le Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Read The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.
1. The story takes place during
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2. According to the narrator, the people of Omelas were not simple folk, you see, though they were
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3. Who lives in a basement under one of the beautiful public buildings of Omelas?
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4. Who knows about the person in the basement?
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5. What would happen to Omelas if the person in the basement were released and comforted?
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