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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Gibarian's room, what does Kelvin discover the scientists have been directing at the ocean?
(a) gamma rays
(b) tachyon particles
(c) X-rays
(d) proton streams

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

3. Who does Kelvin see by Gibarian's body?
(a) a large black woman
(b) Snow
(c) a small barefoot child
(d) Sartorius

4. What was Berton's condition when he returned from the search?
(a) eerily calm and controlled
(b) hysterical and in shock
(c) comatose
(d) hyperactive and manic

5. Besides the envelope, what does Kelvin take from Gibarian's room?
(a) Gibarian's spacesuit and a broken watch
(b) Gibarian's experiment notes and spacesuit
(c) Gibarian's broken watch and a tape recorder
(d) Gibarian's experiment notes and a tape recorder

6. What does Kelvin propose that the visitors are made of?
(a) neutrino fields
(b) tachyon fields
(c) plasma
(d) photons

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

8. What do Rheya and Kelvin need when the sun rises?
(a) sunscreen
(b) wide-brimmed hats
(c) dark glasses
(d) helmets

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

10. Where did Snow find Gibarian's body?
(a) in the laboratory
(b) in a shuttlepod
(c) in Gibarian's locker
(d) in Gibarian's shower

11. In whose handwriting is the envelope Kelvin finds addressed?
(a) Rheya's
(b) Gibarian's
(c) Sartorius's
(d) Snow's

12. What does Kelvin look for in the library?
(a) references to Snow's experiments
(b) Sartorius and Snow's medical history
(c) books that Gibarian made a note of
(d) books written by Sartorius

13. What does Dr. Messenger think that Berton saw?
(a) The ocean recreating images from the mind of a dead scientist.
(b) The ocean creating composite images from the scientists' minds.
(c) The ocean recreating images from Berton's mind.
(d) The ocean mimicking objects and images from the spaceships.

14. Which sun sets after Kelvin has showed and changed?
(a) the green sun of Solaris
(b) the red sun of Solaris
(c) the blue sun of Solaris
(d) the yellow sun of Solaris

15. Why does Sartorius agree to come out?
(a) Kelvin says that a shuttle has come to take them away.
(b) Kelvin threatens to break down the door.
(c) Kelvin tells Sartorius about the visitor he's seen.
(d) Kelvin threatens to turn off the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens if a visitor is injured?

2. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the cellular level?

3. How old does Rheya appear?

4. What is Rheya wearing when Kelvin sees her?

5. What does Kelvin find underlined in a book?

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