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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Snow say that Sartorius is?
(a) in the laboratory
(b) on the planet's surface
(c) in his quarters
(d) in the kitchen

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

3. Who does Kelvin see in the hall on the way to his appointment with Snow?
(a) a large black woman
(b) Sartorius
(c) Gibarian
(d) a small barefoot child

4. Where does the second version of Rheya appear?
(a) She is outside Kelvin's door.
(b) She is in Kelvin's restroom.
(c) She is on Kelvin's bed.
(d) She is in Kelvin's closet.

5. What is Kelvin looking at when he suddenly, intensely feels he's being watched?
(a) a map of Solaris
(b) a plan of the research station
(c) a photograph of the binary suns
(d) a model of a form created by Solaris's ocean

6. 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 liar.
(d) He thinks Berton is a trustworthy witness.

7. What nickname does Snow ask Kelvin to call him?
(a) Ratface
(b) Catface
(c) Snakeface
(d) Dogface

8. 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.

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

10. How does Kelvin know his way around the space station?
(a) He helped design and build the prototype station.
(b) He spent six weeks in a replica of it on Earth.
(c) He spent three years on a similar station around another planet.
(d) He trained in a holographic replica on the trip to the station.

11. How did Rheya die?
(a) a heart attack
(b) suicide
(c) an accident
(d) murder

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

13. Who led the first expedition to land on Solaris?
(a) Gibarian
(b) Shannahan
(c) Ottenskjöld
(d) Fechner

14. How does Kelvin feel when he sees the two dresses on the floor?
(a) relieved
(b) grateful
(c) hysterical
(d) horrified

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kelvin last see Rheya?

2. What does Rheya feel compelled to do?

3. Where has Snow put Gibarian's body?

4. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?

5. What was Berton's condition when he returned from the search?

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