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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 the council think Anarres is compared to Urras?

2. Why does Keng say Urras is a paradise?

3. What are Shevek and his friends celebrating?

4. What would the principle of instantaneous communication allow people to do?

5. Where do the rebels smuggle Shevek?

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

Compare Urras and Anarres. What are the negative and positive points of each society? Are there similar countries in our reality? What are their relationships?

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