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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Kelvin think the warning is strange?
(a) because the strangers he meets should be friendly
(b) because no one else could be on the ship
(c) because Kelvin has already been briefed on how to deal with strangers
(d) because Snow is usually calm and collected

3. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?
(a) screams
(b) cries
(c) laughs
(d) faints

4. What does Kelvin find underlined in a book?
(a) the names of Carucci and Fechner
(b) a description of Carucci's hovercraft
(c) a description of Berton
(d) André Berton's name

5. 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

6. When did Kelvin last see Rheya?
(a) 1 year ago
(b) 10 years ago
(c) 3 years ago
(d) 6 months ago

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

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

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

10. What does Kelvin keep in his wallet?
(a) a newspaper clipping about Rheya's death
(b) Rheya's suicide note
(c) a photo of Rheya in the woods
(d) a ring he gave to Rheya

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

12. How does Kelvin recognize Snow?
(a) by his voice
(b) from meeting him on Earth
(c) from his photograph
(d) from news reports

13. What does Snow have on his hands?
(a) ice crystals
(b) dried bloodstains
(c) black markings
(d) torn-up gloves

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

15. What happens if a visitor is injured?
(a) It remains injured.
(b) It disintegrates.
(c) It vanishes.
(d) It regenerates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the first expedition to land on Solaris?

2. What does Snow say about Gibarian's mental condition?

3. When Kelvin wakes, what is Rheya doing?

4. What strange formation does Berton first see in Solaris' ocean?

5. How does Kelvin know his way around the space station?

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