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

2. When Kelvin wakes, what is Rheya doing?
(a) pacing back and forth around the room
(b) cooling his forehead with damp cloths
(c) sitting at the end of the bed, staring at him
(d) searching through the closet

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kelvin last see Rheya?

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

3. What did the physicists at first consider Solaris' ocean?

4. What can Kelvin see from the window of his quarters?

5. Which sun sets after Kelvin has showed and changed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Was Gibarian dead when Snow found him?

4. What aspect of clothing does Rheya have in common with the apparition Kelvin saw enter Gibarian's room?

5. Why aren't Berton's experiences related in the Supplement that Gibarian's note directs Kelvin to?

6. Describe the person Kelvin is shocked to see go into Gibarian's room.

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

8. Why does Kelvin launch the shuttle?

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

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

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