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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. When was Solaris first discovered?
(a) the previous year
(b) ten years ago
(c) a thousand years before Kelvin's birth
(d) a hundred years before Kelvin's birth

2. What is Kelvin's prior relationship with Gibarian?
(a) Gibarian is an old friend of Kelvin.
(b) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but corresponded with him.
(c) Gibarian and Kelvin were rivals who disliked each other.
(d) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but read all his work.

3. What does Snow tell Kelvin when he asks about Sartorius?
(a) to come back in an hour
(b) to talk with Sartorius
(c) to go stay in his quarters
(d) to stop asking questions

4. What does Kelvin find in his pocket?
(a) the key to his aparment on Earth
(b) a crushed cigarette
(c) a note from Gibarian
(d) a ring he once gave to Rheya

5. What makes Solaris's orbit stable?
(a) its sister planet
(b) its ocean
(c) its unique core
(d) its dual suns

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snow have on his hands?

2. What is the condition of the research station when Kelvin arrives?

3. Has Kelvin met Sartorius, prior to arriving at the research station?

4. What does Snow say about Kelvin's arrival?

5. Which sun sets after Kelvin has showed and changed?

(see the answer key)

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