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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. Which character does Bedap say has spent time on Segvina Island Asylum?
(a) Gvarab
(b) Tvorak
(c) Patak
(d) Tirin

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

3. Which of the following does Shevek have in Urras that he does not have at home?
(a) A lover
(b) A servant
(c) His own room
(d) A shower

4. How do Shevek and Bedap put an end to their arguing?
(a) They take drugs
(b) They go to the pub
(c) They play a game of dominoes
(d) They embark on a sexual relationship

5. What does Shevek find does not exist in Urras to the degree he thought it did?
(a) Divorce
(b) Waste and poverty
(c) Love and understanding
(d) Infidelity

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shevek spend his free time doing?

2. Who does Shevek thinks he sees on his way back to his room?

3. What image does Shevek again have to confront when his mother leaves?

4. Where does Shevek have to go to study?

5. What is Shevek's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why it is important for Shevek and Takver not to "own each other"?

2. How has Bedap's views changed since Shevek last met him?

3. What negative aspects of Anarrasti society does the meeting highlight?

4. In what way is Vea's argument similar to Bedap's?

5. For what is Shevek really fighting?

6. What is the difference between Shevek and Tirn's view on why they are forbidden to interact with Urrasti?

7. What has Shevek learned about from going to Urras?

8. How does the note in Shevek finds in his pocket change his view on Urras?

9. How does seeing Odo's grave and prison give Shevek a better perspective?

10. Why have the two societies cut themselves off from each other?

(see the answer keys)

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