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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one man think the real Odonians will do to someone who leaves to go to Urras?
(a) Worship them
(b) Exact violence on them
(c) Imprison them
(d) Put them on trial

2. What does Shevek think is holding him back from publishing his General Temporal Theory?
(a) Fear of his life
(b) Fear of imprisonment
(c) Fear that it will be disproved
(d) Because it will put his family in danger

3. About what does Efor talk to Shevek?
(a) Urras secrets
(b) The revolution
(c) His poor wages
(d) The abominable living conditions of the lower classes

4. Where does Sadik stay?
(a) In a hospital
(b) In a children's dormitory
(c) In a friend's apartment
(d) In a nursery

5. What time of year does Takver give birth to her daughter?
(a) Winter
(b) Summer
(c) Spring
(d) Autumn

6. Where do the resistance group hold a rally?
(a) The city airport
(b) Parliament Square
(c) Capital Square
(d) Peace Square

7. What does Keng say she will help Shevek in exchange for his theory?
(a) Get home
(b) Fight the Urrastis
(c) Finance their revolution
(d) Meet the Terran leaders

8. What disaster happens when Shevek arrives in Chakar?
(a) An earthquake
(b) A Tsunami
(c) A hurricaine
(d) A bomb hits the city

9. For what is Shevek fighting?
(a) To end oppression
(b) Peace
(c) To end poverty
(d) An end to Anarres' isolation

10. What emergency job do the authorities give Shevek?
(a) A nurse
(b) A porter
(c) Grain planter
(d) A ship builder

11. Who does Shevek meet at the Terran embassy?
(a) Denny
(b) Keng
(c) Rulag
(d) Sabul

12. Who does Shevek say used him for their own advancement?
(a) The Loti
(b) The Urras government
(c) The Odions
(d) The Arranes government

13. Who does Efor take Shevek to meet?
(a) Tuio Maedda
(b) Loell
(c) Keng
(d) Frank Davis

14. What are Shevek and his friends celebrating?
(a) Christmas Day
(b) Insurrection Day
(c) Independence Day
(d) Shevek's birthday

15. Why does Shevek get stuck in a small town?
(a) There is a wreck on the train line
(b) Urras have invaded Abbeney
(c) There is a storm
(d) Shevek falls ill

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bedap say one seeks to avoid on Anarres?

2. Where does Takver work?

3. How long does Shevek shut himself in his room?

4. What is located at Capital Square?

5. Why does Shevek want to give his theory to the Terrans?

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