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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the monogamous partnership between two Gethenians called?
2. What is the name of the Investigator who documents Gethenians' androgyny?
3. What is the bridge on the river Ey?
4. What is the proclamation made just before Genly is taken in to see the king?
5. When Getheren leaves Orhoch, what name does he travel under?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of the relationship between Estraven and Tibe, and why?
2. Why does the Lord of Estre decide to raise the baby that was given to the warder as a son of the hearth?
3. What is kemmering?
4. Why does the First Ekumen send only one representative (Genly) to King Argaven to conduct negotiations with him on its behalf?
5. What are the primary themes of Chapter 3?
6. What does the story in Chapter 9 foreshadow?
7. What does Commissioner Shusgis do that is so surprising to Genly? Why does it surprise him?
8. What does Estraven do to make Genly angry with him? What is the significance, to Genly, of Estraven's behavior?
9. What does Argaven do when he learns of Genly's whereabouts in Chapter 20?
10. What does Estraven accomplish in Chapter 6 concerning Genly Ai?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think back on the various dichotomies presented in "The Left Hand of Darkness," such as Gethenian's dual sexuality; the coldness of the landscape vs. the warmth of Genly and Estraven's tent; betrayal and love, etc. How do these tie into the theme of light and darkness, and how do they tie into the title of the book, which is part of a Gethenian poem that states light is the left hand of darkness and darkness is the right hand of light? Additionally, what is the poem just quoted trying to say? What does it mean for light to be the left hand of darkness and darkness the right hand of light?
Essay Topic 2
Near the end of Chapter 5, Faxe tells Genly that the "uncertainty of life makes life possible." Think about what this means, and explain how the uncertainty of life makes life possible. Use examples from the novel, as well as an uncertain time in your own life, as an example.
Essay Topic 3
How does Estraven continue to work to help Genly see the truth of what he is telling him, as well as to convince Genly that Estraven is on his side? Back your statements up with excerpts from the novel.
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