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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kelvin think the warning is strange?
(a) because Kelvin has already been briefed on how to deal with strangers
(b) because no one else could be on the ship
(c) because the strangers he meets should be friendly
(d) because Snow is usually calm and collected

2. What is the condition of the research station when Kelvin arrives?
(a) The station is disorderly and dirty.
(b) The station is crawling with bugs.
(c) The station is without power and breaking down.
(d) The station is completely empty and unsupplied.

3. Where does Snow say that Sartorius is?
(a) on the planet's surface
(b) in the laboratory
(c) in his quarters
(d) in the kitchen

4. Besides the envelope, what does Kelvin take from Gibarian's room?
(a) Gibarian's experiment notes and a tape recorder
(b) Gibarian's spacesuit and a broken watch
(c) Gibarian's experiment notes and spacesuit
(d) Gibarian's broken watch and a tape recorder

5. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?
(a) its ocean
(b) its unique core
(c) its dual suns
(d) its sister planet

6. How does Kelvin know his way around the space station?
(a) He helped design and build the prototype station.
(b) He trained in a holographic replica on the trip to the station.
(c) He spent three years on a similar station around another planet.
(d) He spent six weeks in a replica of it on Earth.

7. What will the next Rheya remember about the first visit?
(a) everything
(b) vague, dreamlike flashes
(c) nothing
(d) only the beginning

8. Whose voice speaks to Kelvin in the capsule to prepare him for landing?
(a) Sartorius
(b) Gibarian
(c) Snow
(d) automated machinery

9. Who does Kelvin see in the hall on the way to his appointment with Snow?
(a) Gibarian
(b) a large black woman
(c) a small barefoot child
(d) Sartorius

10. Who led the first expedition to land on Solaris?
(a) Shannahan
(b) Gibarian
(c) Fechner
(d) Ottenskjöld

11. What nickname does Snow ask Kelvin to call him?
(a) Catface
(b) Dogface
(c) Snakeface
(d) Ratface

12. What startles Kelvin as he's getting out of his spacesuit?
(a) a cat hiding under the bed
(b) someone he thinks is Rheya passing in the hall
(c) his reflection in the mirror
(d) Sartorius calling out

13. What does Snow tell Kelvin when he asks about Sartorius?
(a) to go stay in his quarters
(b) to stop asking questions
(c) to come back in an hour
(d) to talk with Sartorius

14. What strange formation does Berton first see in Solaris' ocean?
(a) a garden
(b) a solar system
(c) a mountain
(d) a city

15. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the cellular level?
(a) The cells are clearly not human.
(b) The cells have no form.
(c) It looks normal.
(d) The blood has no cells.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gibarian?

2. What does Kelvin keep in his wallet?

3. What does Rheya remember about the time while Kelvin was in the bathroom?

4. What is Rheya wearing when Kelvin sees her?

5. What is the initial reaction Kelvin gets from the first person he meets?

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