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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Rheya try to kill herself?
(a) cutting her own throat
(b) swallowing liquid oxygen
(c) walking out into space unprotected
(d) shooting herself

4. What does Snow say that Kelvin is doing, which Gibarian also did?
(a) reading too much
(b) not shaving
(c) talking too much
(d) not sleeping

5. What does Snow suggest is the reason Rheya is beautiful?
(a) to make Kelvin forget the real Rheya
(b) to make Kelvin angered and horrified
(c) to make Kelvin miss the real Rheya
(d) to make Kelvin want her to stay with him

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens the following night?

2. What does Kelvin tell Rheya when she asks if she looks like the first Rheya.

3. What do Snow and Kelvin see in the ocean?

4. What new theory does Kelvin say Snow has created about Solaris?

5. What can symmetriads contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gravinsk's Compendium commonly used for?

2. What formation does Kelvin see as the ship travels to the polar region of Solaris?

3. How does Rheya describe being away from Kelvin?

4. Why doesn't Kelvin want to open a communications channel to the shuttle he launched?

5. Describe an extensor.

6. What does Rheya want from Kelvin, after she listens to the tape recorder?

7. Does Snow believe Kelvin when Kelvin says he loves Rheya?

8. What does Snow say that Sartorius wants to do to the ocean?

9. How does Kelvin imagine his return to Earth?

10. What does Snow call Rheya?

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