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

2. Who tells Getheren that he is in danger of suicide?
(a) Genly Ai.
(b) Estraven.
(c) Hode, his brother and kemmering.
(d) The Lord of Shath.

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

4. What are the economic conditions of Getheren's homeland, before and after he takes back his name and shadow?
(a) Poverty/prosperity.
(b) Poverty/poverty.
(c) Prosperity/poverty.
(d) Prosperity/prosperity.

5. When Stokven realizes he was lied to, what does he do?
(a) He banishes the men who lied to him.
(b) He gives up his position and relocates permanently to a fastness.
(c) He becomes a traitor to his country and moves to Estre.
(d) He kills the men who lied to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Genly learn during his lunch with the local politicians?

2. What news comes from Argaven's palace during the month of Kus?

3. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?

4. What happens for the first time in Chapter 6?

5. What happens to Lord Berosty after his kemmering's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Isolation is once again highlighted in Chapter 15, and is now shared between Genly Ai and Estraven. What Native American saying fits this chapter, and what does the shared isolation force Genly and Estraven to do for the first time?

2. What are the primary themes of Chapter 3?

3. What themes are present in Chapter 5?

4. What piece of advice does Estraven give Genly while explaining to him what the king will do once he receives word of Genly's capture?

5. What does Argaven do when he learns of Genly's whereabouts in Chapter 20?

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

7. How are Genly and Estraven's sense of personal responsibility for their fellow man different?

8. What does it mean when Handdara, the Karhidish religion, is described as having duality?

9. After the reception for Genly is called off, what is the advice Estraven gives to him?

10. What behavior exhibited by Genly in chapter 19 when he goes into town to make a transmission to the Star Ship, shows that he has grown in his ability to be patient?

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