View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Kelvin's prior relationship with Gibarian?
(a) Gibarian and Kelvin were rivals who disliked each other.
(b) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but read all his work.
(c) Gibarian is an old friend of Kelvin.
(d) Kelvin has never met Gibarian but corresponded with him.

3. Who is the envelope Kelvin finds addressed to?
(a) Sartorius
(b) Gibarian
(c) Kelvin
(d) Snow

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Gibarian the book he could not find?

2. What do Rheya and Kelvin need when the sun rises?

3. What does Snow tell Kelvin when he asks about Sartorius?

4. How does Snow say that Gibarian died?

5. What does Kelvin look for in the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kelvin wearing when he arrives on the research station?

2. Why does Kelvin launch the shuttle?

3. Describe the view of Solaris that Kelvin first sees from his room.

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

5. Was Gibarian dead when Snow found him?

6. How does Kelvin periodically check to reassure himself that the research station's air circulatory system is working?

7. What do the scientists see when the cover falls off Sartorius' video phone?

8. What is Snow's reaction when Kelvin admits that he has had his first visitor?

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

10. Why is Kelvin surprised by his greeting when he approaches the research station?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 655 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample