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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kelvin awake to hear in the middle of the night?
(a) inhuman screaming
(b) a deep cracking sound
(c) sobbing from the walls
(d) a constant drip he cannot find

2. When does Rheya say was the only time she lied to him?
(a) when she hid the tape recorder
(b) when she said she couldn't remember how she got there
(c) when she would not leave his side
(d) when she said she believed in him

3. What does Rheya believe she was created to do?
(a) make Kelvin insane
(b) torture Kelvin
(c) study Kelvin's reactions
(d) study Kelvin's physical form

4. Where does the station travel to repeat the experiment?
(a) north, near the northern pole
(b) south, near the southern pole
(c) north to the equator
(d) south to the equator

5. What does Kelvin say he wants to do?
(a) complete the experiment with Sartorius
(b) travel down to Solaris's surface
(c) leave the station alone
(d) leave the station with Rheya

6. Why does Kelvin make his argument?
(a) Kelvin secretly has a plan to destroy only Rheya.
(b) Kelvin secretly does not want Rheya destroyed.
(c) Kelvin does not want to endanger himself, Snow, or Sartorius.
(d) Kelvin secretly believes all the visitors have rights.

7. What third person does Kelvin think about during the brainwave recording?
(a) his father
(b) his sister
(c) his mother
(d) his brother

8. What character trait does Kelvin say Rheya's suicide attempt shows?
(a) cowardice
(b) selfishness
(c) courage
(d) selflessness

9. What does Rheya give Kelvin before he goes to sleep after he asks what she's doing in the night?
(a) chalky seeming milk
(b) bitter-tasting juice
(c) strangely colored water
(d) potent wine

10. What does Snow think there is a chance for, based on their experiences?
(a) creating a duplicate Solaris
(b) contact with Solaris
(c) destroying Solaris
(d) more research missions to Solaris

11. What kind of god does Kelvin ask Snow if he's ever heard of?
(a) a blind god
(b) an unconscious god
(c) an imperfect god
(d) a malevalent god

12. When does Snow say the experiment will be ready?
(a) that day
(b) in two or three days
(c) in a week
(d) in a month

13. What odd action does Kelvin notice Snow is performing?
(a) holding his hand deep inside his jacket
(b) leaning carefully against a slightly ajar door
(c) standing only on one foot
(d) holding his hand inside a slightly ajar door

14. What does Kelvin argue to Snow?
(a) Submerging anything in the ocean will be interpretted as aggression.
(b) All their ideas will be ineffective.
(c) A neutrino disruptor could create an explosion.
(d) Communication with the ocean will cause more hostile behavior.

15. What does Kelvin overhear Rheya do in the middle of the night?
(a) cry in the corner of the room
(b) wrap a package in paper
(c) whisper at the window to the ocean
(d) talk to someone in the hall

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do asymmetriads last?

2. What makes Rheya nervous about Snow?

3. Why does Snow want to go off the station with Kelvin?

4. What does Rheya say when Kelvin asks where she went the previous night?

5. What does Snow say is the result of Sartorius' experiment?

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