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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Thinkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kelvin tell Rheya about the success of the upcoming experiment?
(a) He says he's sabotaged it so that it won't work.
(b) He says it's almost certain to work.
(c) He says he's worried it might work.
(d) He says it is futile and will not work.

2. What does Kelvin find underlined in a book?
(a) a description of Berton
(b) the names of Carucci and Fechner
(c) André Berton's name
(d) a description of Carucci's hovercraft

3. What is the common perception of Solaris during the first period of Solarist study that Gravinsky identifies?
(a) that the ocean is completely inanimate
(b) that the ocean is alien to the galaxy
(c) that the ocean is a complex biological creature
(d) that the ocean is a lifeless chemical form

4. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at a subatomic level?
(a) The subatomic structures are too precise.
(b) The subatomic structures are irregular.
(c) Kelvin cannot see anything at the subatomic level.
(d) It looks normal.

5. Where does Kelvin go after the experiment?
(a) his quarters
(b) Gibarian's quarters
(c) the library
(d) the shuttle bay

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kelvin feel when he sees the two dresses on the floor?

2. What does Kelvin look for in the library?

3. What happens to Kelvin's arm?

4. Whose expedition was Berton on?

5. How long does Kelvin tell Rheya they will stay on the station?

(see the answer key)

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