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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Solarists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What startles Kelvin as he's getting out of his spacesuit?
(a) his reflection in the mirror
(b) someone he thinks is Rheya passing in the hall
(c) a cat hiding under the bed
(d) Sartorius calling out

2. Who led the first expedition to land on Solaris?
(a) Fechner
(b) Shannahan
(c) Ottenskjöld
(d) Gibarian

3. Whose voice speaks to Kelvin in the capsule to prepare him for landing?
(a) Sartorius
(b) automated machinery
(c) Gibarian
(d) Snow

4. What is the initial reaction Kelvin gets from the first person he meets?
(a) anger
(b) terror
(c) grateful joy
(d) apathy

5. What is the condition of the research station when Kelvin arrives?
(a) The station is without power and breaking down.
(b) The station is disorderly and dirty.
(c) The station is completely empty and unsupplied.
(d) The station is crawling with bugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?

2. Who greets Kelvin when he first lands on Station Solaris?

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

4. What does Kelvin find in his pocket?

5. What does Snow warn Kelvin to do if he meets a stranger?

(see the answer key)

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