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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. Which of his old friends does Shevek run into after the death of his teacher?

2. What is the name given to Urras culture?

3. Who is waiting for Shevek when he arrives in Urras?

4. What do the scientists think Shevek is looking for when he asks where all the women are?

5. To whom does Mitis send Shedek's paper?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way do Shevek and Takver deal differently with the drought?

2. What line doe Shevek draw between the Urrasti and Anarresti pasts?

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

4. How does Shevek now view his own society?

5. Why is the return of the character Bedap important?

6. How does Shevek reflect the values on Anarres?

7. In what way has Anarres become resemble more a dystopia than utopia?

8. What importance does the phrase "working together" hold for Shevek?

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

10. What does Shevek believe he is seeing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Shevak's goals in this book? How does he achieve them? What mistakes does he make? How does he learn from his mistakes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Shevek's character.

1) What is his background?

2) What does he look like?

3) What are his motivations and objectives?

4) Why is he so important to the two worlds?

Essay Topic 3

Le Guin often talks negatively about Urras and its materialism. How true do you think Le Guin's negative representation of materialism is? What kind of society does materialism create?

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