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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Shevek and his friend show concern for on Insurrection Day?

2. What does Shevek think he will achieve by going to Urras?

3. Of what group is Tuio Maedda a member?

4. What does Keng say she will help Shevek in exchange for his theory?

5. On what country in Urras is a revolution taking place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an anarchist society? What do you think it would be like to live in one?

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

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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