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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Genly learn during his lunch with the local politicians?
2. What is the Sarf?
3. The relationship between which two characters is introduced in Chapter 1?
4. Why does Berosty kill his kemmering after his return from Thangering Fastness and Weaver Odren?
5. What literary construct is intended by the introduction into the story of Argaven's pregnancy?
Short Essay Questions
1. What themes are present in Chapter 5?
2. What is kemmering?
3. Why does Herbor, Lord Berosty's kemmering, offer his life for a Foretelling by the Weaver Odren after Berosty locked himself away?
4. What does Estraven accomplish in Chapter 6 concerning Genly Ai?
5. How are Genly and Estraven's sense of personal responsibility for their fellow man different?
6. 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?
7. What is the Thangering Fastness?
8. In Chapter 18, what effect does Genly say that Estraven's being in kemmer hadson him?
9. 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?
10. What is the nature of the relationship between Karhide and Orgoreyn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 14, Genly's prejudice against the Gethenians is plainly apparent. How does this prejudice hamper his mission to convince Gethen to become part of the Ekumen of Known Worlds? Please provide examples from the novel that illustrate his prejudice, and that show how his prejudice keeps interfering with the accomplishment of his mission.
Essay Topic 2
Please describe Lord Berosty's obsession and what it prevents him from doing, as well as Genly Ai's obsession and what it prevents him from doing. Explain the parallels that can be drawn between the two men in regards to their respective obsessions.
Essay Topic 3
Think about Estraven's statement regarding patriotism, "What is love of one's country; is it hate of one's uncountry? Then it's not a good thing." How do the inhabitants of Orgoreyn, and those of Karhide, show their patriotism for their respective countries? Back your statements up with excerpts from the novel, then compare and contrast both Orgoreyn and Karhide's expressions of patriotism with how patriotism is expressed and displayed in your own country. What do you think is good about how Orgoreyn and Karhide express their patriotism that perhaps should be adopted in your country, and what about how patriotism is expressed in your country should be adopted by Orgoreyn and Karhide (if that were possible)?
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