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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, The Escape.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Estraven give the man who rescues him?
(a) Therem of Stok.
(b) Therem of Estre.
(c) Arek of Estre.
(d) Estraven.

2. What is the primary conflict in Chapter 2 that sets its events in motion?
(a) Two brothers are exiled.
(b) Two brothers are commanded to vow kemmering.
(c) Two hearths go to war against each other.
(d) Two brothers are commanded to break their kemmering vow.

3. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?
(a) Falling into Icefoot Lake and drowning.
(b) Dying in the wilderness, with his body eaten by wild beasts.
(c) Back home in Estre.
(d) The home of Therem of Stok.

4. What does Estraven's social status change to after he receives the money from Genly?
(a) Dependent, meaning he is able to support himself.
(b) Unit, meaning he can't support himself.
(c) Dependent, meaning he can't support himself.
(d) Unit, meaning he is able to support himself.

5. What is Estraven II known throughout history as for his actions?
(a) Estraven the Traitor.
(b) Estraven the Loyal.
(c) Estraven the Idiot.
(d) Estraven the Shrewd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Getheren wind up after he leaves Karhide?

2. What is the Gethenians' mating cycle known as?

3. After he loses his registration due to a change in the Alien Registry Law, what happens to Estraven?

4. What is the Sarf?

5. In Chapter 1, who is Pemmer Harge rem ir Tibe ('Tibe' for short) described as?

(see the answer key)

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