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

2. 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) Odren tells the kemmering that Lord Berosty will live longer than the kemmering does.
(c) He tells the kemmering that he and Lord Berosty will die at the same time.
(d) He tells the kemmering that he will outlive Lord Berosty.

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

4. When a Gethenian becomes sexually active and finds a partner, what happens?
(a) Hormones kick in, and female genitalia develop.
(b) Hormones kick in, and either male or female genitalia develop.
(c) Hormones kick in, and both male and female genitalia develop.
(d) Hormones kick in, and male genitalia develop.

5. After his return to Erhenrang, Genly sends Tibe a note. What is in this note?
(a) The question he had asked the Foretellers and the answer they gave him.
(b) A request to help Genly get permission to enter Orgoreyn.
(c) A request to reconsider the decree exiling Estraven.
(d) A request for an explanation of why Tibe is making so many radio addresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Estraven give to the doctor while he is in the hospital?

2. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?

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

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

5. Between which two domains is the blood feud in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what effect does Genly say that Estraven's being in kemmer hadson him?

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

3. Why does Estraven enter dothe after he arrives at the farm where Genly is being held?

4. What does the story in Chapter 9 foreshadow?

5. In chapter 16, why does Estraven ignore Genly while he is in kemmer?

6. What does Estraven do to make Genly angry with him? What is the significance, to Genly, of Estraven's behavior?

7. Is the information presented in Chapter 7 presented as fact, or as the investigator's opinion?

8. In Chapter 16, Genly keeps Estraven from falling during the earthquake and teaches him to play a game. Estraven restores the skin on Genly's face when it becomes frostbitten. What does this show about their relationship?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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