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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Gethenians don't experience pregnancy.
(b) 8.4 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 4.8 months.

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

3. What do the Commensals want to do with the information Genly gives to them during lunch?
(a) They want to visit Genly's ship.
(b) They want to shoot down the NAFAL ship and kill Genly.
(c) They want to send an assassin to kill Tibe.
(d) They want to have the Star Ship land in Orgota in order to bring prestige to themselves and the nation.

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

5. What is the price Genly is charged for an audience with the Foretellers?
(a) Three rubies.
(b) As a First Mobile, he isn't charged anything.
(c) One ruby.
(d) Two rubies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What message does the king ask Genly to send to Hain using his communicator?

3. What is the name of the Investigator who documents Gethenians' androgyny?

4. Which picture offends the king when Genly shows it to him?

5. In this story, what does the main character, Lord Berosty, do?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the ice melts and runs into the mouths of sleepers, what substance does it become?

2. What happens to a pregnant Gethenian's body?

3. As in the two Gethenian myths encountered previously, what is one of the themes that Chapter 6 deals with? Explain.

4. What does the story in Chapter 9 foreshadow?

5. What does Sorve, Estraven's son, ask Genly to tell him about?

6. What is the nature of the relationship between Estraven and Tibe, and why?

7. What do High Priest Tuhulme's comments about Yomesh being a one-sided religion mean?

8. In Chapter 5, Genly frets about the slowness of the boats and complains about how long his mission is taking. Why do you think Genly is so impatient throughout Chapter 5?

9. What themes are present in Chapter 5?

10. What is the nature of the relationship between Karhide and Orgoreyn?

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