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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Rulag been offered a post?
(a) Urras
(b) Frankfurt
(c) Abbeney
(d) Terra

2. Why does Oiie think it is dangerous if Shevek is seen by a member of the working classes?
(a) They want to kill him
(b) They are calling for an exile to start a revolution
(c) They don't like foreigners
(d) They think Shevek is a spy

3. What does Palat tell the women at the nursery?
(a) That Shevek has to stay full-time
(b) That he is leaving his family
(c) That he is terminally ill
(d) That he is in love with them all

4. To whom does Shevek find himself attracted?
(a) Vea
(b) Efor
(c) Oiie
(d) Pae

5. Why does Shevek get stuck in a small town?
(a) There is a storm
(b) Urras have invaded Abbeney
(c) There is a wreck on the train line
(d) Shevek falls ill

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of poor people does Shevek say he sees while driving about?

2. How did Urras punish Odo?

3. Why is Shevek's arrival such an important occasion?

4. What does insurrection day commemorate?

5. Why is Shevek restricted to campus?

(see the answer key)

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