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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. After leaving Kuseben, where does Estraven first land?
2. This city is the capital of the nation of Karhide:
3. What is the mortar the king applies to the Arch's keystone made of?
4. Shortly after Genly sends his letter to Tibe, Ashe visits him. What is the purpose of Ashe's visit?
5. Why does the Ekumen send only one representative to Karhide?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Genly do during the time it takes him to journey to the border between Karhide and Orgoreyn? How is he treated during his travels?
2. What is kemmering?
3. Why are the non-human prisoners drugged, aside from interrogation purposes?
4. Why does the Lord of Estre decide to raise the baby that was given to the warder as a son of the hearth?
5. What themes are present in Chapter 5?
6. What does Sorve, Estraven's son, ask Genly to tell him about?
7. 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?
8. With what does Lord Berosty kill his kemmering?
9. Why is it wise for Estraven to obtain his hunter's license and learn how to hunt while en route to the farm where Genly is imprisoned?
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
How does Estraven continue to work to help Genly see the truth of what he is telling him, as well as to convince Genly that Estraven is on his side? Back your statements up with excerpts from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Why is weather so important, both metaphorically, and literally, as explained in "The Left Hand of Darkness?"
Essay Topic 3
Near the end of Chapter 5, Faxe tells Genly that the "uncertainty of life makes life possible." Think about what this means, and explain how the uncertainty of life makes life possible. Use examples from the novel, as well as an uncertain time in your own life, as an example.
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