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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, To the Ice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the month is Genly allowed to visit the Nine Foretellers and ask his question?
(a) Onnetherhad, the 19th.
(b) Onnetherhad, the 18th.
(c) Odstreth, the 18th.
(d) Odstreth, the 19th.

2. By the end of Chapter 10, what is Genly starting to realize?
(a) He's starting to realize that his first impressions were wrong and that Karhide is much more advanced and civilized than Orgoreyn.
(b) He's starting to realize that the secret police, not the King, are running Karhide.
(c) He's starting to realize that something's not quite right; Orgoreyn isn't as it appears.
(d) He's starting to realize that his initial impressions were accurate and that Orgoreyn is much more advanced and civilized than Karhide.

3. Who wants to bring the ship to Orgota?
(a) Genly and Estraven.
(b) Slose and Gaum.
(c) Yegey and Obsle.
(d) Yegey and Slose.

4. In his continued arrogance, what does Genly refer to himself as, in comparison with Estraven?
(a) He considers himself an owl and Estraven a pigeon.
(b) He considers himself a stallion and Estraven a pesthry.
(c) He considers himself a stallion and Estraven a mule.
(d) He considers himself a mule and Estraven a stallion.

5. Shortly after his arrival in Orgoreyn, Genly is invited to lunch with Commensals Obsle and Yegey. What information does Genly divulge to his hosts during this luncheon?
(a) He tells them that his ship is in Orgoreyn and invites them for a visit.
(b) He tells them about his ship, and also that a Star Ship is currently orbiting the planet.
(c) He tells them about his ship, and also that a NAFAL ship is orbiting the planet.
(d) He tells them that Tibe is trying to start a war with Orgoreyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Genly and Estraven come out of Tarrenpeth Forest, a few days into their journey, what does Estraven use his previously-acquired hunting skills to trap?

2. Who visits Genly the morning following the dinner with which Chapter 8 ends?

3. What do the Commensals want to do with the information Genly gives to them during lunch?

4. How does Genly's lunch with the Commensals differ from his meeting with King Argaven?

5. When Estraven finishes calculating the rations for their winter journey, what parameters does he establish?

(see the answer key)

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