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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Conversation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kelvin lock Rheya?
(a) in the laboratory
(b) in a closet
(c) in the shuttle
(d) in a locker

2. What does Kelvin think of Berton's account?
(a) He thinks Berton's brain is affected by Solaris.
(b) He thinks Berton is mistaken.
(c) He thinks Berton is a trustworthy witness.
(d) He thinks Berton is a liar.

3. What does Kelvin tell Rheya when she asks if she is immortal?
(a) He says that she is immortal.
(b) He says that she is not immortal.
(c) He says he doesn't know.
(d) He says that she is part of Solaris.

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

5. What experiment does Snow suggest to Kelvin?
(a) to check what's happened to the first duplicate Rheya in orbit around Solaris
(b) to take one of the other visitors away with him in the shuttle
(c) to send Rheya out onto the surface of Solaris
(d) to send Rheya up into space alone before going up with her

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sartorius agree to come out?

2. When did Kelvin last see Rheya?

3. How does Snow say that Gibarian died?

4. How does Kelvin plan to test his own sanity?

5. Before the discovery of Solaris, why did scientists think a planet like Solaris could never contain life?

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