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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. 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.

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

3. Why must Estraven escape on foot?
(a) He is afraid to fly.
(b) He doesn't know how to drive.
(c) His car was confiscated when the exile decree was issued.
(d) If he uses any conveyance, those aiding him would be liable and would be punished.

4. 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.

5. What is the origin of the story told in Chapter 4?
(a) Gethen.
(b) Orogeyn.
(c) West Karhide.
(d) East Karhide.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Genly think the reason for Tibe's frequent radio appearances is?

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

5. What is the monogamous partnership between two Gethenians called?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Getheren 'took back his name and shadow,' what effect did it have on Shath and why?

2. What does the answer given to Genly by the Foretellers foreshadow?

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

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

5. How does Chapter 7 tie into Genly's story?

6. What is different about the love in the fable told in Chapter 9?

7. What are the primary themes of Chapter 3?

8. Why is the Shath Domain, Getheren's homeland, experiencing poverty and widespread illness near the end of Chapter 2?

9. Why does the Lord of Estre decide to raise the baby that was given to the warder as a son of the hearth?

10. What does Chapter 3 reveal to us about Genly's nature?

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