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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. After he loses his registration due to a change in the Alien Registry Law, what happens to Estraven?
(a) He loses his refugee status and is taken back to Gethen to meet his fate.
(b) He regains his registration and goes back to his previous job.
(c) He continues to live in his new home as an illegal alien.
(d) He is made one of Commensal Yegey's secretaries and regains his registration.

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

3. What is Genly Ai's mission?
(a) Genly's mission is to negotiate an alliance between Gethen and the Ekumen of Known Worlds.
(b) Genly's mission is to convince Gethen to leave the Ekumen of Known Worlds.
(c) Genly's mission is to encourage Erhenrang to secede from Karhide.
(d) Genly doesn't have a mission; he's just sightseeing.

4. How long does Genly's journey to Rer, which is described in Chapter 5, take?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four years.
(d) Four weeks.

5. In Chapter 1, who is Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe ('Tibe' for short) described as?
(a) There is no one in the book by this name.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The king's cousin.
(d) The mayor of Erhenrang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Lord Berosty after his kemmering's death?

2. What, in the report documented in Chapter 7, does the Investigator say is an "appalling experience?"

3. Is it possible for a Gethenian to change gender from one period of sexual activity to another?

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

5. Where does Genly think about going next, and where does he actually decide to go?

(see the answer key)

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