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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 does Rheya try to kill herself?
(a) cutting her own throat
(b) shooting herself
(c) walking out into space unprotected
(d) swallowing liquid oxygen

2. What does Kelvin see about the formation, when he gets near it?
(a) It is the same as a picture he saw long ago.
(b) It reflects memories he has of Earth.
(c) It seems to have miniature city-like patterns in it.
(d) It is broken off of a larger formation.

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

4. Does Kelvin want Snow's plan to stop the visitors to succeed?
(a) Yes, he wants to destroy all the visitors.
(b) Yes, but he only wants to use it for Snow and Sartorius's visitors.
(c) No, he wants to save all the visitors.
(d) No, he wants to save Rheya.

5. What makes Rheya nervous about Snow?
(a) He does not want to touch her.
(b) He looks at her strangely.
(c) He twitches all the time.
(d) He yells at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rheya give Kelvin before he goes to sleep after he asks what she's doing in the night?

2. What does Kelvin tell Rheya when she asks if she looks like the first Rheya.

3. What does Snow hypothesize is necessary for the visitors to survive?

4. What experiment does Snow suggest to Kelvin?

5. What does Kelvin do when Snow gives him a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Snow call Rheya?

2. How does Kelvin imagine his return to Earth?

3. What is Gravinsk's Compendium commonly used for?

4. What book does Kelvin read in the library?

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

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

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

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

9. Why doesn't Kelvin share his doubts about the upcoming experiment with Rheya?

10. What does Snow say that Sartorius wants to do to the ocean?

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