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

2. What happens to Genly's passport, once he enters Orgoreyn?
(a) It is taken from him with promises it will be returned the following day.
(b) It is taken from him, and he is put into jail.
(c) He accidentally drops it into the river and loses it.
(d) It is stamped and he is granted entry.

3. Is it possible for a Gethenian to change gender from one period of sexual activity to another?
(a) No.
(b) The book does not specify.
(c) Yes.
(d) Maybe.

4. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?
(a) He offers his life's savings.
(b) He offers his first-born child.
(c) He offers his life.
(d) He offers three cows and a chicken.

5. What is the monogamous partnership between two Gethenians called?
(a) Somering.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Partnership.
(d) Kemmering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the economic conditions of Getheren's homeland, before and after he takes back his name and shadow?

2. What religion are the Foretellers?

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

4. What does Genly carry in the case that he brings to his meeting with King Argaven?

5. If a Gethenian becomes pregnant, how long is the gestation period (i.e., the amount of time it takes before the baby is born)?

(see the answer key)

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