1. If a Gethenian becomes pregnant, how long is the gestation period (i.e., the amount of time it takes before the baby is born)?
(a) 8.4 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 4.8 months.
(d) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.

2. What does Genly ask the Foretellers?
(a) Will Gethen become a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within five years?
(b) Will Karhide be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within seven years?
(c) Will Gethen be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within seven years?
(d) Will Karhide be a member of the Ekumen of the Known Worlds within five years?

3. Do Gethenians become pregnant as males, or as females?
(a) Either gender can become pregnant.
(b) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.
(c) Males.
(d) Females.

4. What is the result of Genly's meeting with the king?
(a) It is a good "get to know you" meeting; the king is interested in learning more about the Ekumen and schedules a second discussion with Genly.
(b) The meeting is not successful; the king is not interested in Karhide becoming part of the Ekumen.
(c) The king is so offended by Genly's pictures that he has Genly imprisoned.
(d) The meeting is successful; Karhide becomes part of the Ekumen.

5. Between which two domains is the blood feud in Chapter 9?
(a) The Domain of Shath and the Domain of Estre.
(b) The Domain of Karhide and the Domain of Orgoreyn.
(c) The Domain of Shath and the Domain of Stok.
(d) The Domain of Stok and the Domain of Estre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Two nights and one day after Estraven and Stokven become kemmers, Estraven is attacked by a party from Stok and presumed killed. Stokven tells his countrymen what to do with Estraven's body. Did they follow Stokven's orders?

2. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?

3. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?

4. What is the Gethenians' mating cycle known as?

5. Is it possible for a Gethenian to change gender from one period of sexual activity to another?

(see the answer key)

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