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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Shevek's father?

2. Which of the following does Shevek have in Urras that he does not have at home?

3. What is the wall for?

4. How did Urras punish Odo?

5. What is the name given to Urras culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sabul prove Tirin's theory correct?

2. Why does Shevek feel anger towards his mother when he meets her?

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

4. Why do you think Tirrin reacted so badly to the Authorities' not liking his play?

5. How is Shevek forced to reevaluate his concept of time?

6. What do you think the wall means in relation to the contact he has to make with Urras?

7. In what way is Shevek finding it difficult to adjust to his surroundings?

8. Why is it important the Hainishman leaves his ship to look around Anarres?

9. What do you think the wall symbolizes in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shevek writes two papers in the novel.

1) Principles of Simultanely

2) General Temporal Theory

Describe each paper and discuss how Shevek's ideas have matured through the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Arranes is often seen as a Utopia and Urranes as a Dystopia. What is a Utopia and what is a Dystopia? Do you think people have different ideas of what Dystopia and Utopia are?

Essay Topic 3

During the book, there is a revolution in Benbil. What is the importance of revolution? Why do think it is more prevalent in some societies than others?

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