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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. After his return to Erhenrang, Genly sends Tibe a note. What is in this note?
(a) A request to help Genly get permission to enter Orgoreyn.
(b) The question he had asked the Foretellers and the answer they gave him.
(c) A request for an explanation of why Tibe is making so many radio addresses.
(d) A request to reconsider the decree exiling Estraven.

2. After leaving Kuseben, where does Estraven first land?
(a) The Orgny Fastness.
(b) The Gulf of Charisune.
(c) Mishnory.
(d) Shelt Port, Orgoreyn.

3. How long does a journey from Gethen to the Prime World, Hain, take?
(a) 670 years.
(b) 76 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 67 years.

4. Why does Chapter 5 say that Genly has come to Rer?
(a) He is discouraged after his failed meeting with the King and needs a break.
(b) He wishes to visit a nearby fastness and learn about what Foretellers do.
(c) He is looking for a job.
(d) He wants to live on a commune.

5. After Genly is captured and imprisoned in a work camp, what happens to him every five days and what is the consequence?
(a) He is physically tortured; he eventually dies because of it.
(b) He is drugged and interrogated; he eventually becomes seriously ill because of it.
(c) He is drugged and interrogated; he eventually dies because of it.
(d) He is physically tortured; he eventually becomes seriously ill because of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Genly shortly after Estraven reappears in Chapter 11 to warn him?

2. Before he dies, what does Estraven II do?

3. What is Genly's opinion of Estraven's presence in Orgoreyn?

4. What happens to Getheren on the third morning after his departure from his homeland?

5. Who is the story in Chapter 9 about?

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