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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the parade upon which Chapter 1 opens?
(a) It celebrates the Karhide Independence Day.
(b) It celebrates the completion of the Arch of River Gate.
(c) It celebrates the King's ascension to the throne.
(d) It celebrates Genly's arrival.

2. During his stay at the farm where Genly is being held, Estraven goes into a state of increased strength called:
(a) Dothe.
(b) Kemmer.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Starvation.

3. Why does the Ekumen send only one representative to Karhide?
(a) Genly is the only ambassador who knows how to speak the Gethenite language.
(b) They are low on resources.
(c) The Ekumen believe that one voice speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies.
(d) It is a trick; in actuality, the Ekumen have troops waiting to invade as soon as Genly gives the word to do so.

4. After Estraven receives money from Genly, where does he find work?
(a) Estraven goes back to work in the icehouse, packing fish.
(b) Estraven doesn't have a job.
(c) Estraven takes a job in a plastics factory.
(d) Estraven finds work with the government.

5. What happens during Estraven and Genly's descent of Mount Dremegole?
(a) A wheel gets stuck and the axle bends.
(b) Estraven slips on a patch of ice.
(c) The sledge tips and they lose sixty pounds of food.
(d) Genly twists his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Estraven when he tries to leave Kuseben by boat?

2. What happens when Genly speaks before the Thirty-Three?

3. What takes place between Estraven II and Therem of Stok?

4. By the end of Chapter 16, what has happened to Estraven?

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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