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

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

3. What is Rheya wearing when Kelvin sees her?
(a) a sundress
(b) a black dress
(c) a spacesuit
(d) a pants suit

4. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the cellular level?
(a) The cells are clearly not human.
(b) It looks normal.
(c) The cells have no form.
(d) The blood has no cells.

5. Who is inside Kelvin's cabin when he first enters it?
(a) Sartorius
(b) Gibarian
(c) no one
(d) Snow

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rheya feel compelled to do?

3. What does Rheya remember about the time while Kelvin was in the bathroom?

4. What does Rheya's blood look like to Kelvin at the molecular level?

5. How does Kelvin feel when he sees the two dresses on the floor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Gibarian's reaction to the eerie sound of footsteps echoing through the station?

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

5. Was Gibarian dead when Snow found him?

6. Explain the term "no appreciable relation to reality" as the president of the committee uses it to describe Berton's report.

7. Describe the research station as Kelvin first sees it.

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

9. What does Kelvin feel as he goes into his room on the space station?

10. Is Kelvin on time for his meeting with Snow?

(see the answer keys)

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