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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Palat tell the women at the nursery?
(a) That Shevek has to stay full-time
(b) That he is terminally ill
(c) That he is in love with them all
(d) That he is leaving his family

2. Why does Shevek find shopping such as awful experience?
(a) He cannot find what he wants
(b) He is disgusted by all the buying and selling
(c) Everyone is rude to him
(d) The crowds are too big

3. To where is Shevek traveling?
(a) Kimoe
(b) Anarranes
(c) Terra
(d) Urras

4. To whom does Mitis send Shedek's paper?
(a) The police
(b) Beshan
(c) The President
(d) Sabul

5. What is different about the water taps in Shevek's room?
(a) They run constantly
(b) They don't work
(c) They play a tune when water comes out.
(d) They supply beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Shevek's arrival such an important occasion?

2. What do Shevek and the council think Anarres is compared to Urras?

3. What are different about the pajamas the ship provides Shevek?

4. In what does Chifoilisk say the Urras scientists are particularly interested?

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

(see the answer key)

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