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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Anarresti ancestors come from?
(a) Pluto
(b) Earth
(c) Terra
(d) Urras

2. Why does Shevek have to keep the information he will learn secret?
(a) The masses will disapprove of their correspondence with Urras
(b) If it fell into the wrong hands someone could misuse it.
(c) It could start a war between Urras and Anarres
(d) The masses could revolt

3. What does Dr. Atro give Shevek as a present?
(a) A rare science book
(b) A rare coin
(c) A gold statue
(d) A bracelet

4. What do the engineers say Shevek can help make possible?
(a) Peace
(b) Anarchy
(c) Atheism
(d) Speed of light

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the water taps in Shevek's room?

2. What kind of living quarters does the institute provide for Shevek

3. Where does Shevek have to go to study?

4. What language does Sabul teach him?

5. What did Tirrin contend with Shevek about Urras?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the wall surrounding the port?

2. In what way does Shevek re-evaluate his purpose on Urras?

3. In what way does Efor stoke Shevek's sense of failure?

4. How does time again become an issue in this chapter?

5. What hope does Shevek and Ketho bring to the two planets?

6. How will Shevek's temporal theory bring world's together?

7. How does Shevek's trip to the retail district of Nio Esseia poke holes in his belief that Urrasti society is all-providing?

8. What does Shevek believe he is seeing?

9. Why is Anarres the key to Urras?

10. What is Shevek's world like?

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