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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Dreams.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Sartorius ask Kelvin to think about during the electroencephalogram?
(a) a wish to make the visitors disappear
(b) his innermost conflicts
(c) mankind's rich scientific history
(d) images from his childhood

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the molecular level?

2. What happens to Kelvin's arm?

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

4. What book can't Kelvin find in Gibarian's room?

5. What happens when Kelvin goes into the restroom?

(see the answer key)

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