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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Homecoming.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before leaving his homeland, what does Getheren do?
(a) He bundles up as warmly as he can to protect himself from the cold.
(b) He lays a curse upon the Hearth that plunges it into poverty.
(c) He steals the Hearth's wealth, thereby plunging it into poverty.
(d) He vows kemmering to his brother, which earns him a death sentence.

2. What happens for the first time in Chapter 6?
(a) We understand why Estraven was accused of treason.
(b) We see the chapter's events unfold through Genly Ai's eyes.
(c) We see the themes of love and betrayal introduced.
(d) We see the chapter's events unfold through Estraven's eyes.

3. 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.

4. This city is the capital of the nation of Karhide:
(a) Berlin.
(b) The Island.
(c) Orgoreyn.
(d) Erhenrang.

5. What is the Orgota religion's viewpoint on good and evil?
(a) There is neither good nor evil.
(b) Both good and evil exist.
(c) There is only good; there is no evil.
(d) There is only evil; there is no good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name comes up during Estraven's dinner conversation with Commensals Yegey and Obsle?

2. In Chapter 18, Genly and Estraven have gone through much of the provisions they started with. What do we learn that Genly and Estraven are now relying on eating for nourishment?

3. What do the Investigator's field notes say about being a First Mobile on Winter?

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

5. How did Estraven thaw Genly's left eye when it froze shut?

(see the answer key)

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