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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Has Kelvin met Sartorius, prior to arriving at the research station?
(a) No, he's never seen Sartorius.
(b) Yes, he knew Sartorius well, once.
(c) Yes, he's met Sartorius once, briefly.
(d) No, but he's seen pictures of Sartorius.

2. Who greets Kelvin when he first lands on Station Solaris?
(a) Gibarian
(b) Snow
(c) no one
(d) Sartorius

3. What does Kelvin arm himself with?
(a) a gas pistol
(b) a fire extinguisher
(c) a harpoon
(d) a flare gun

4. Where is Gibarian?
(a) dead
(b) on a shuttlepod
(c) in the ocean
(d) locked in a lab

5. Where are most of the rocky islands of Solaris located?
(a) in the southern hemisphere
(b) in the northern hemisphere
(c) at the extreme south pole
(d) at the extreme north pole

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kelvin make his argument?

2. What does Kelvin hear from inside Sartorius' lab?

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

4. What character trait does Kelvin say Rheya's suicide attempt shows?

5. Who is the envelope Kelvin finds addressed to?

(see the answer key)

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