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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which of the doctors does Shedek show admiration?
(a) Dr. Philips
(b) Dr. Atro
(c) Dr. Trankle
(d) Dr. Kilroy

2. Why does Dr. Kimoe throw Shevek's pajamas in the trash?
(a) Shevek has soiled them
(b) He wants to provide Shevek with silk pajamas.
(c) He does not like them
(d) It costs less than having them cleaned

3. Why did Rulag abandon Shevek as a baby?
(a) She fell in love with another man
(b) She was not ready for motherhood
(c) She had to work
(d) His father was abusive

4. What are Shevek and his friends most interested in about Urras?
(a) Its political system
(b) Its women
(c) Its mathematic formulas
(d) Its prisons

5. Who is killed during the rioting at the port?
(a) A young boy
(b) Shevek's wife
(c) A young girl
(d) A guard

Short Answer Questions

1. To where is Shevek traveling?

2. What planet is Shevek from?

3. What does Mitis tell Shedek to do while in Abbeny?

4. How does Shevek shock his new friends?

5. What language does Sabul teach him?

(see the answer key)

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