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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. When does Snow say that the visitors first appeared?
(a) after the scientists performed X-ray experiments
(b) after the scientists performed microwave experiments
(c) after an explosion in Solaris's ocean depths
(d) after an explosion near the surface of Solaris

2. What did Kelvin's thesis compare?
(a) formations in Solaris's ocean with patterns of electrical impulse in the human brain
(b) wave movement on the ocean of Solaris with electrical and chemical movement within the human brain
(c) electrical activity in Solaris's ocean with electrical activity of emotions in the human brain
(d) patterns of sound in Solaris's ocean wth patters of sound of human speech

3. What experiment does Snow want Kelvin to perform?
(a) an experiment to secure the station against emanations from Solaris
(b) an experiment to permanently confine the visitors
(c) an experiment to destabilize the visitors at a subatomic level
(d) an experiment to communicate with Solaris

4. What does Snow think there is a chance for, based on their experiences?
(a) destroying Solaris
(b) contact with Solaris
(c) more research missions to Solaris
(d) creating a duplicate Solaris

5. What happens to Rheya after she tries to kill herself?
(a) She dies and another Rheya appears.
(b) She regenerates and loses her memory.
(c) She regenerates and is not harmed.
(d) She disappears and another Rheya appears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelvin overhear Rheya do in the middle of the night?

2. What do Snow and Kelvin see in the ocean?

3. What odd action does Kelvin notice Snow is performing?

4. When does Snow say the experiment will be ready?

5. What does Rheya say when Kelvin asks where she went the previous night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rheya describe being away from Kelvin?

2. Why does Kelvin say he doesn't want Rheya to overhear his conversation?

3. Why does Snow want to give Kelvin a job to do?

4. What can't Kelvin find, when he wakes in the morning?

5. Does Snow believe Kelvin when Kelvin says he loves Rheya?

6. Why does Rheya lie to Kelvin about what she did during the night?

7. What reasons does Kelvin have not to tell Rheya what she wants to know?

8. What is Snow's response to Sartorius' new experiment?

9. Why doesn't Kelvin want to open a communications channel to the shuttle he launched?

10. What metaphor does Kelvin use to describe trying to understand Solaris?

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