Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. It's been pointed out many times in "The Left Hand of Darkness," thus far, that the Gethenians are androgynous. What does "androgynous" mean?
2. What unanswerable question did the Lord of Shorth, according to Goss, force the foretellers to answer?
3. What does Genly learn during his lunch with the local politicians?
4. After he loses his registration due to a change in the Alien Registry Law, what happens to Estraven?
5. Where does the story in Chapter 2 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 5, Genly frets about the slowness of the boats and complains about how long his mission is taking. Why do you think Genly is so impatient throughout Chapter 5?
2. What does Estraven accomplish in Chapter 6 concerning Genly Ai?
3. In Chapter 16, Genly keeps Estraven from falling during the earthquake and teaches him to play a game. Estraven restores the skin on Genly's face when it becomes frostbitten. What does this show about their relationship?
4. How does betrayal figure in Chapter 9?
5. How are Genly and Estraven's sense of personal responsibility for their fellow man different?
6. What piece of advice does Estraven give Genly while explaining to him what the king will do once he receives word of Genly's capture?
7. As the ice melts and runs into the mouths of sleepers, what substance does it become?
8. What does Estraven do to make Genly angry with him? What is the significance, to Genly, of Estraven's behavior?
9. What "tale" of his planet does Genly tell Asra?
10. Why does Estraven try to escape Kuseben, and why is he safe once aboard the harbor patrol ship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain how the different viewpoints concerning good and evil expressed by the Orgota religion, Yomesh, and the Karhidish religion, Handdara, affect how each country treats Genly Ai, at least on the surface.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast kemmering and love, as explained in "The Left Hand of Darkness," with marriage and love in today's society.
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.
|
This section contains 792 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
