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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Question of Sex.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Are there any long-term effects of Getheren's long exposure to the cold?
(a) No. Those inhabiting Karhide are not susceptible to the cold.
(b) Yes. He loses his left hand to frostbite.
(c) Yes. He loses his right foot to frostbite.
(d) No. He is dressed warmly enough to protect himself.

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

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

4. What is the climate on the planet Gethen, year-round?
(a) Cold and freezing.
(b) The planet experiences all four seasons.
(c) Warm and sunny.
(d) Cool and rainy.

5. What do the Investigator's field notes say about being a First Mobile on Winter?
(a) First Mobiles must be self-assured, because their pride will be tested.
(b) First Mobiles must have low self-esteem, because anything else is seen as arrogance.
(c) First Mobiles are accepted as natives.
(d) No First Mobile has ever returned from Winter alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Genly do during his time in Otherhord, while he is waiting to be taken to the Foretellers?

2. Could the Foretellers answer the Lord of Shorth's question? What happened?

3. What happens to Estraven when he tries to leave Kuseben by boat?

4. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?

5. The planet on which Genly Ai is stationed is called 'Gethen' by its inhabitants. What do humans know this planet as?

(see the answer key)

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