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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Monsters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kelvin do when he hears someone coming down the hall while he's in Gibarian's room?
(a) He holds the door handle so it can't be opened.
(b) He goes outside to see who is there.
(c) He leaves his room by a second exit.
(d) He calls out to ask who's out there.

2. What makes Rheya nervous about Snow?
(a) He looks at her strangely.
(b) He yells at her.
(c) He twitches all the time.
(d) He does not want to touch her.

3. When Kelvin wakes, what is Rheya doing?
(a) searching through the closet
(b) pacing back and forth around the room
(c) sitting at the end of the bed, staring at him
(d) cooling his forehead with damp cloths

4. In Gibarian's room, what does Kelvin discover the scientists have been directing at the ocean?
(a) X-rays
(b) tachyon particles
(c) gamma rays
(d) proton streams

5. What does Kelvin see on Rheya's arm?
(a) a mark from a hypodermic needle
(b) a scar from a razor cut
(c) an engraved bracelet
(d) a birthmark

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kelvin's arm?

2. Who is inside Kelvin's cabin when he first enters it?

3. Where did Fechner's body end up?

4. How long did it take for spacecraft to visit Solaris after its discovery?

5. Who led the first preliminary study of Solaris, one which did not land on the surface?

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