The Left Hand of Darkness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Left Hand of Darkness Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Estraven the Traitor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nineteenth day of the month known as?
(a) Thangering.
(b) Charuthe.
(c) The nineteenth day.
(d) Osdreth.

2. Before he dies, what does Estraven II do?
(a) He wins the feud with Stok and claims the entire Domain for Estre.
(b) He wins the feud with Stok without any loss of land.
(c) He loses the feud with Stok, and Estre becoms part of the Domain of Stok.
(d) He ends the feud with Stok by giving half the disputed land to the Domain of Stok.

3. 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?
(a) No, they leave him in the woods for the wild beasts to eat.
(b) Yes, they take him to Estre for burial.
(c) No, they take him to Estre for burial.
(d) Yes, they leave him in the woods for the wild beasts to eat.

4. Why does Berosty kill his kemmering after his return from Thangering Fastness and Weaver Odren?
(a) Berosty discovered his partner had broken kemmering.
(b) Berosty didn't want his kemmering to approach Weaver Odren, and the kemmering had disobeyed his orders.
(c) The kemmering didn't ask *how long* Lord Berosty would live, but instead *when* Lord Berosty would die.
(d) He didn't ask *when* Lord Berosty would die, but *how long* Lord Berosty would live.

5. Whose name comes up during Estraven's dinner conversation with Commensals Yegey and Obsle?
(a) The Lord Bishory.
(b) Ashe.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) Faxe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Genly wind up on a communal farm?

2. What does Genly do during his time in Otherhord, while he is waiting to be taken to the Foretellers?

3. Where does Genly think about going next, and where does he actually decide to go?

4. What is the purpose of the parade upon which Chapter 1 opens?

5. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?

(see the answer key)

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