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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Shevek shut himself in his room?
(a) Two weeks
(b) Four days
(c) Three days
(d) A week

3. What was Odo during his lifetime?
(a) A scientist
(b) A philosopher
(c) An engineer
(d) A doctor

4. Of what group is Tuio Maedda a member?
(a) The Anarres social group
(b) The quasi-Odonian resistance group
(c) The Odonian freedom fighters
(d) The Odonian independent army

5. Why does the second officer not trust Shevek?
(a) Shevek believes in equality
(b) Shevek believes in anarchy and atheism
(c) Shevek is a homosexual
(d) Shevek is a bisexual

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Shevek and his friends most interested in about Urras?

2. What emergency job do the authorities give Shevek?

3. Who is waiting for Shevek when he arrives in Urras?

4. Whose grave does Shevek visit?

5. What do the authorities ration in the winter?

(see the answer key)

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