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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving Kuseben, where does Estraven first land?
(a) The Gulf of Charisune.
(b) The Orgny Fastness.
(c) Mishnory.
(d) Shelt Port, Orgoreyn.

2. What are the important themes of Chapter 2?
(a) Betrayal and hatred.
(b) Breaking the law and exile.
(c) Marriage and divorce.
(d) Kemmering and love.

3. What happens to Getheren on the third morning after his departure from his homeland?
(a) He commits suicide.
(b) He finds shelter in an abandoned hunting camp.
(c) His hands and feet are frostbitten.
(d) He is rescued and granted asylum by his rescuers.

4. How does Genly Ai spend the summer?
(a) Genly spends the summer traveling, observing, and listening.
(b) Genly spends the summer in Passerer, trying o avert war with Siuwensin.
(c) Genly spends the summer in Karhide, hiding from Tibe.
(d) Genly spends the summer in Mishnory, working in the ice-house with Estraven.

5. What is the Foretellers' answer to the question that Genly asks them?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Maybe.
(d) The question is unanswerable.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did the High Priest compose the sayings in Chapter 12?

2. What do the Commensals want to do with the information Genly gives to them during lunch?

3. Is it possible for a Gethenian to change gender from one period of sexual activity to another?

4. Who is the story in Chapter 9 about?

5. What literary construct is intended by the introduction into the story of Argaven's pregnancy?

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