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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chapter 5 say that Genly has come to Rer?
(a) He is looking for a job.
(b) He wishes to visit a nearby fastness and learn about what Foretellers do.
(c) He wants to live on a commune.
(d) He is discouraged after his failed meeting with the King and needs a break.

2. Who finds Getheren on the ninth day after he leaves his homeland?
(a) No one; he dies of exposure as a result.
(b) Hode.
(c) The people of Orhoch Hearth.
(d) The posse sent by the Lord of Hearth.

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

4. What is Estraven II known throughout history as for his actions?
(a) Estraven the Traitor.
(b) Estraven the Idiot.
(c) Estraven the Loyal.
(d) Estraven the Shrewd.

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

6. What does Odren tell Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) He tells the kemmering that he made a mistake and that Lord Berosty won't be dying any time soon.
(b) He tells the kemmering that he and Lord Berosty will die at the same time.
(c) He tells the kemmering that he will outlive Lord Berosty.
(d) Odren tells the kemmering that Lord Berosty will live longer than the kemmering does.

7. In this story, what does the main character, Lord Berosty, do?
(a) Lord Berosty requests a Foretelling of the Weaver Odren as to what day his kemmering will die.
(b) Lord Berosty asks the Weaver Odren if he will ever get married.
(c) Lord Berosty asks the Weaver Odren how many children he will have.
(d) Lord Berosty requests a Foretelling of the Weaver Odren as to what day he will die.

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

9. Shortly after Genly sends his letter to Tibe, Ashe visits him. What is the purpose of Ashe's visit?
(a) He wants to invite Genly to dinner.
(b) He wants Genly to take him to Estraven.
(c) He wants Genly to take money to Estraven.
(d) He wants to warn Genly that his life is in danger.

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

11. The relationship between which two characters is introduced in Chapter 1?
(a) Estraven and Tibe.
(b) King Argaven and Tibe.
(c) Genly Ai and King Argaven.
(d) Genly Ai and Estraven.

12. If a Gethenian becomes pregnant, how long is the gestation period (i.e., the amount of time it takes before the baby is born)?
(a) 4.8 months.
(b) 8.4 months.
(c) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.
(d) 9 months.

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

14. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?
(a) A picture of a male from Earth.
(b) A picture of the supreme leader of the Ekumen.
(c) A picture of a fellow Gethenian.
(d) A picture of a female from Cime.

15. Two nights and one day after Estraven and Stokven become kemmers, Estraven is attacked by a party from Stok and presumed killed. Stokven tells his countrymen what to do with Estraven's body. Did they follow Stokven's orders?
(a) No, they take him to Estre for burial.
(b) Yes, they leave him in the woods for the wild beasts to eat.
(c) No, they leave him in the woods for the wild beasts to eat.
(d) Yes, they take him to Estre for burial.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Genly carry in the case that he brings to his meeting with King Argaven?

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

3. Who visits Genly the morning following the dinner with which Chapter 8 ends?

4. When Stokven realizes he was lied to, what does he do?

5. Where does Getheren wind up after he leaves Karhide?

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