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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shevek urge the people to do?

2. With whom does Shevek try to strike up a conversation?

3. Who tells Shevek he is restricted to campus?

4. Why is Shevek surprised at the poor living conditions he sees in Nio Esseia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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