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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Is Lord Berosty satisfied with the answer he receives? Why?
(a) Yes. He knows that only three months of the year have nineteen days.
(b) No. He wants the answer to be a different day than the nineteenth.
(c) Yes. Nineteen is his favorite number.
(d) No. He wants to know the month and year as well.

3. After he loses his registration due to a change in the Alien Registry Law, what happens to Estraven?
(a) He regains his registration and goes back to his previous job.
(b) He loses his refugee status and is taken back to Gethen to meet his fate.
(c) He continues to live in his new home as an illegal alien.
(d) He is made one of Commensal Yegey's secretaries and regains his registration.

4. How does Genly finance the trip he takes in Chapter 5?
(a) He sells two of his rubies.
(b) He charges it on his credit card.
(c) He sells one of his rubies.
(d) He pays for it with cash.

5. What is the purpose of Genly's meeting with the king?
(a) To pledge kemmering to the king.
(b) To convince the king that he is an envoy from another planet, and to start a dialogue about Gethen becoming part of the Ekumen.
(c) To talk to the king about Estraven.
(d) To ask permission to travel to Orgoreyn.

6. On what day of the month is Genly allowed to visit the Nine Foretellers and ask his question?
(a) Onnetherhad, the 19th.
(b) Odstreth, the 19th.
(c) Odstreth, the 18th.
(d) Onnetherhad, the 18th.

7. Who is waiting for Estraven at the city gate when he arrives in Kuseben?
(a) His two sons.
(b) Ashe, his former kemmering.
(c) Genly Ai.
(d) Tibe.

8. What is the nineteenth day of the month known as?
(a) The nineteenth day.
(b) Osdreth.
(c) Thangering.
(d) Charuthe.

9. Where does Estraven find employment in his new home?
(a) He remains unemployed and dependent on charity.
(b) He works in the ice-houses, packing fish.
(c) He lives on a commune and helps with field labor and gardening.
(d) He works as an orderly in the hospital.

10. What is the bridge on the river Ey?
(a) The border between Orgoreyn and Mishnory.
(b) A movie about POWs during the Second World War.
(c) The border between Gorinhering and Erhenrang.
(d) The border between Karhide and Orgoreyn.

11. How does Genly's lunch with the Commensals differ from his meeting with King Argaven?
(a) There was no difference. The Commensals weren't any more interested than King Argaven was.
(b) The Commensals, unlike King Argaven, were interested in Genly's mission and in the Ekumen, and wanted to look at his pictures.
(c) The accommodations were much more luxurious.
(d) The food was much better.

12. Why does Genly wind up on a communal farm?
(a) He is broke and needs money.
(b) He has to flee without his passport when fighting starts between Karhide and Orgoreyn..
(c) He is taken as a prisoner of war, and the farm is where all POWs are being held.
(d) He enjoyed his communal experience in Otherhord so much, he wants to relive it.

13. Between which two domains is the blood feud in Chapter 9?
(a) The Domain of Stok and the Domain of Estre.
(b) The Domain of Shath and the Domain of Estre.
(c) The Domain of Shath and the Domain of Stok.
(d) The Domain of Karhide and the Domain of Orgoreyn.

14. What is the Gethenians' mating cycle known as?
(a) Libido.
(b) Mating cycle.
(c) Kemmer.
(d) Being in heat.

15. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?
(a) Yes. He loses his right foot to frostbite.
(b) Yes. He loses his left hand to frostbite.
(c) No. Those inhabiting Karhide are not susceptible to the cold.
(d) No. He is dressed warmly enough to protect himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a Gethenian becomes sexually active and finds a partner, what happens?

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

3. How does Genly Ai spend the summer?

4. Who wants to bring the ship to Orgota?

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

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