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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dr. Kimoe throw Shevek's pajamas in the trash?
(a) Shevek has soiled them
(b) It costs less than having them cleaned
(c) He does not like them
(d) He wants to provide Shevek with silk pajamas.

2. Where has Rulag been offered a post?
(a) Frankfurt
(b) Abbeney
(c) Urras
(d) Terra

3. What hits Shevak on the shoulder?
(a) A toy car
(b) A rock
(c) An egg
(d) An iron rod

4. What do Shevek and his friends build?
(a) A prison
(b) A car
(c) A house
(d) A lab

5. Why is Shevek's arrival such an important occasion?
(a) It is the first time in 200 years someone from Anarranes has visited Urras
(b) His arrival was prophecised.
(c) His father was once a Urras leader
(d) He has promised find a cure for a deadly disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Shevek accused of when he tells a joke in physics class?

2. For what does Shevek ask the scientists?

3. What did Tirrin contend with Shevek about Urras?

4. Who tends to Shevek while he is aboard the ship?

5. Which of the following is a scientific theory about which the scientists talk to Shevek?

(see the answer key)

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