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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one point, Genly finds himself alone in the dormitory with a dying inmate named Asra. What does Genly tell Asra about he people on his (Genly's) planet?
(a) He tells Asra that the people on his planet are in kemmer all the time.
(b) He tells Asra that the people on his planet never go into kemmer.
(c) He tells Asra that the people on his planet are all blond-haired and blue-eyed.
(d) He tells Asra that the people on his planet are not androgynous.

2. What happens to Lord Berosty after his kemmering's death?
(a) Lord Berosty relocates permanently to the Thangering Fastness and becomes a monk.
(b) Lord Berosty is tried and executed for the kemmering's murder... on the nineteenth day of the month of Thern.
(c) Lord Berosty grieves, but eventually finds another kemmering.
(d) He goes mad and hangs himself on the nineteenth day of the month of Thern.

3. What answer (in part) does the king receive?
(a) I sent Genly to you to ask your nation to join the Ekumen.
(b) I do not know what makes a man loyal.
(c) I do not know what makes a man a traitor.
(d) I want Gethen to join the Ekumen to promote universal peace and harmony.

4. Why is it so monumental that Estraven and Stokven swore kemmering to each other?
(a) They are of different races.
(b) They are enemies.
(c) They are the same gender.
(d) They are brothers.

5. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?
(a) Kemmer.
(b) Somer.
(c) Menopause.
(d) Frigidity.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Genly is captured and imprisoned in a work camp, what happens to him every five days and what is the consequence?

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

3. Where does Genly live during the month of Kus?

4. In Earth years, Genly is younger than 30. How old is he in Winter years?

5. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?

(see the answer key)

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