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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the economic conditions of Getheren's homeland, before and after he takes back his name and shadow?
(a) Poverty/prosperity.
(b) Prosperity/poverty.
(c) Prosperity/prosperity.
(d) Poverty/poverty.

2. After his return to Erhenrang, Genly sends Tibe a note. What is in this note?
(a) A request to reconsider the decree exiling Estraven.
(b) A request for an explanation of why Tibe is making so many radio addresses.
(c) A request to help Genly get permission to enter Orgoreyn.
(d) The question he had asked the Foretellers and the answer they gave him.

3. Who finds Getheren on the ninth day after he leaves his homeland?
(a) No one; he dies of exposure as a result.
(b) Hode.
(c) The posse sent by the Lord of Hearth.
(d) The people of Orhoch Hearth.

4. What literary construct is intended by the introduction into the story of Argaven's pregnancy?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Humor.
(c) Satire.
(d) Irony.

5. What is the gender of the inhabitants of Gethen?
(a) Entirely female.
(b) Entirely male.
(c) Androgynous.
(d) Male and female.

6. What is the Foretellers' answer to the question that Genly asks them?
(a) Maybe.
(b) The question is unanswerable.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

7. Who visits Genly the morning following the dinner with which Chapter 8 ends?
(a) Argaven.
(b) The Commensals.
(c) Estraven.
(d) Tibe.

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

9. Why must Estraven escape on foot?
(a) If he uses any conveyance, those aiding him would be liable and would be punished.
(b) He doesn't know how to drive.
(c) His car was confiscated when the exile decree was issued.
(d) He is afraid to fly.

10. What is the name of Lord Berosty's kemmering?
(a) Estraven.
(b) Herbor of the Geganner clan.
(c) Geganner of the Herbor clan.
(d) Ashe.

11. What does the mysterious man give the warder at Estre Gate?
(a) A baby, whom he says is Therem, the son's son of Estre.
(b) News of Estraven's (otherwise known as Arek of Estre) death.
(c) A note from Therem of Stok requesting parley with the Lord of Estre.
(d) The Domain of Stok's war plans.

12. What is the period of time during which a Gethenian is sexually inactive called?
(a) Kemmer.
(b) Somer.
(c) Frigidity.
(d) Menopause.

13. What does Lord Berosty's kemmering offer in return for being told how long Lord Berosty will live?
(a) He offers his life.
(b) He offers three cows and a chicken.
(c) He offers his life's savings.
(d) He offers his first-born child.

14. When Stokven realizes he was lied to, what does he do?
(a) He kills the men who lied to him.
(b) He banishes the men who lied to him.
(c) He gives up his position and relocates permanently to a fastness.
(d) He becomes a traitor to his country and moves to Estre.

15. Shortly after his arrival in Orgoreyn, Genly is invited to lunch with Commensals Obsle and Yegey. What information does Genly divulge to his hosts during this luncheon?
(a) He tells them about his ship, and also that a NAFAL ship is orbiting the planet.
(b) He tells them that his ship is in Orgoreyn and invites them for a visit.
(c) He tells them that Tibe is trying to start a war with Orgoreyn.
(d) He tells them about his ship, and also that a Star Ship is currently orbiting the planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the second Estraven in Chapter 9 (Estraven II) wind up after his failed hunting trip?

2. What is Estraven II known throughout history as for his actions?

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

4. How does Genly finance the trip he takes in Chapter 5?

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

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