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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, One Way in to Orgoreyn.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What unanswerable question did the Lord of Shorth, according to Goss, force the foretellers to answer?
(a) When will I die?
(b) What happens after death?
(c) Why is the sky blue?
(d) What is the meaning of life?

2. What is the Gethenians' sexual orientation, according to Chapter 3?
(a) Androgynous.
(b) Asexual.
(c) Heterosexual.
(d) Homosexual.

3. What happens to Getheren on the third morning after his departure from his homeland?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He is rescued and granted asylum by his rescuers.
(c) He finds shelter in an abandoned hunting camp.
(d) His hands and feet are frostbitten.

4. When does the story in Chapter 2 take place?
(a) 10 years in the future.
(b) 200 years ago.
(c) 50 years ago.
(d) Yesterday.

5. What is the name of Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) Estraven.
(b) Ashe.
(c) Geganner of the Herbor clan.
(d) Herbor of the Geganner clan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this story, what does the main character, Lord Berosty, do?

2. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?

3. How does Genly finance the trip he takes in Chapter 5?

4. Why must Estraven escape on foot?

5. Who is waiting for Estraven at the city gate when he arrives in Kuseben?

(see the answer key)

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