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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Domestication of Hunch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the price Genly is charged for an audience with the Foretellers?
(a) Three rubies.
(b) Two rubies.
(c) As a First Mobile, he isn't charged anything.
(d) One ruby.

2. Who finds Getheren on the ninth day after he leaves his homeland?
(a) The people of Orhoch Hearth.
(b) The posse sent by the Lord of Hearth.
(c) No one; he dies of exposure as a result.
(d) Hode.

3. 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.

4. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?
(a) Yes. He loses his right foot to frostbite.
(b) Yes. He loses his left hand to frostbite.
(c) No. Those inhabiting Karhide are not susceptible to the cold.
(d) No. He is dressed warmly enough to protect himself.

5. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?
(a) Four days.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Gethenians' sexual orientation, according to Chapter 3?

3. What is the significance of the title of Chapter 4, "The Nineteenth Day?"

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

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

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