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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 character visits Shevek in the infirmary?

2. How is the city different to other cities in which Shevek has lived?

3. Which character writes the introduction to Shevek's paper?

4. What kind of people normally have to spend time on the Segvina Island?

5. For what does Shevek ask the scientists?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the only way Shevek can achieve his mission?

4. What does Shevek believe he is seeing?

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

6. How does Shevek react when Rulag tells him she is proud of him?

7. In what does time again become an important factor at the end of the chapter?

8. In what does Shevek now feel disorientated?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What similarities do Le Guin's worlds have with our own world?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Ursula's Le Guin's viewpoint is in the novel? In what ways does she show it?

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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