1. What does Estraven's social status change to after he receives the money from Genly?
(a) Unit, meaning he is able to support himself.
(b) Unit, meaning he can't support himself.
(c) Dependent, meaning he is able to support himself.
(d) Dependent, meaning he can't support himself.

2. After he loses his registration due to a change in the Alien Registry Law, what happens to Estraven?
(a) He is made one of Commensal Yegey's secretaries and regains his registration.
(b) He loses his refugee status and is taken back to Gethen to meet his fate.
(c) He regains his registration and goes back to his previous job.
(d) He continues to live in his new home as an illegal alien.

3. Why, after Estraven's successful pesthry hunt, does it become more difficult for him and Genly to travel for the next several days?
(a) The weather changes from snow to rain, turning the snow to mush.
(b) Genly has constant diarrhea because the pesthry didn't agree with him.
(c) The sledge breaks down and everything on it has be be carried by hand.
(d) A blizzard begins, lasting nine days.

4. How does Genly's lunch with the Commensals differ from his meeting with King Argaven?
(a) The accommodations were much more luxurious.
(b) The food was much better.
(c) The Commensals, unlike King Argaven, were interested in Genly's mission and in the Ekumen, and wanted to look at his pictures.
(d) There was no difference. The Commensals weren't any more interested than King Argaven was.

5. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) Orgoreyn.
(b) Karhide.
(c) The Hearth of Orhoch.
(d) The Hearth of Shath.