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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, An Orgota Creation Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter 15 opens, where do Genly and Estraven decide to hide for the winter?
(a) Mishnory.
(b) Gethen.
(c) Gobrin Ice.
(d) Kerm Ice.

2. What does Estraven do once he learns of his exile?
(a) He sends a telegram to Genly to ask for his help.
(b) He attempts to murder Tibe.
(c) Estraven writes to his former kemmering, telling him to sell certain valuables so that their sons will have money.
(d) He writes to his former kemmering to ask if he can join him in the Orgny Fastness.

3. When Getheren leaves Orhoch, what name does he travel under?
(a) Ennoch.
(b) Orgoreyn.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) Hode.

4. What literary construct is intended by the introduction into the story of Argaven's pregnancy?
(a) Satire.
(b) Irony.
(c) Humor.
(d) Metaphor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Genly during the first week of his arrest?

2. By the end of Chapter 16, how many total miles since leaving their first camp have Estraven and Genly covered?

3. What is the name of Lord Berosty's kemmering?

4. What is the Sarf?

5. Why must Estraven escape on foot?

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