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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Estraven tell Genly that King Argaven will be able to play with Orgota once he receives word of Genly's capture?
(a) Foreteller.
(b) Shifgrethor.
(c) Kemmer.
(d) First Mobile.

2. In Earth years, Genly is younger than 30. How old is he in Winter years?
(a) Between 150 and 200.
(b) More than 120.
(c) The same age as he is on Earth.
(d) 120.

3. Why, after Estraven's successful pesthry hunt, does it become more difficult for him and Genly to travel for the next several days?
(a) A blizzard begins, lasting nine days.
(b) The sledge breaks down and everything on it has be be carried by hand.
(c) The weather changes from snow to rain, turning the snow to mush.
(d) Genly has constant diarrhea because the pesthry didn't agree with him.

4. When Genly and Estraven come out of Tarrenpeth Forest, a few days into their journey, what does Estraven use his previously-acquired hunting skills to trap?
(a) Pesthry, a fox-like herbivore.
(b) Pesthry, a fox-like omnivore.
(c) Pesthry, a fox-like carnivore.
(d) Pesthry, a type of game bird.

5. By the end of Chapter 16, how many total miles since leaving their first camp have Estraven and Genly covered?
(a) 245.
(b) 254.
(c) 75.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Estraven finishes calculating the rations for their winter journey, what parameters does he establish?

2. What was the Gobrin Ice Plateau like, according to Genly's notes?

3. Whom does Genly visit at the end of spring?

4. Who agrees to take a message on Estraven's behalf to King Argaven regarding what has happened to Genly Ai?

5. As Chapter 15 opens, where do Genly and Estraven decide to hide for the winter?

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