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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) proton streams
(d) X-rays

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

3. What is the condition of the skin on Snow's face?
(a) wrinkled and dry
(b) deathly pale
(c) red and raw
(d) sunburned

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

5. What does Kelvin see on Rheya's arm?
(a) a scar from a razor cut
(b) a mark from a hypodermic needle
(c) an engraved bracelet
(d) a birthmark

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the space ship Kelvin takes from Earth to Solaris?

2. When do the visitors usually come?

3. What is the initial reaction Kelvin gets from the first person he meets?

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

5. Who does Kelvin see in the hall on the way to his appointment with Snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kelvin take the Historia Solaris down from the bookshelf?

2. What reason does Kelvin give for his suggestion about the physical composition of the visitors?

3. Why does Kelvin react emotionally to the two sundresses on the floor?

4. Why does Kelvin blame himself for Rheya's death?

5. Why do Sartorius, Snow, and Kelvin cover the cameras on their videophones?

6. Describe the change in light between a red-sun day and a blue-sun day on Solaris.

7. Was Gibarian dead when Snow found him?

8. What is Snow's reaction to Kelvin's description of Rheya as a woman he once loved who killed herself?

9. Why does Snow say the Polytherian forms are so dangerous?

10. Who do the records say took The Little Apocrypha out of the library?

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