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

2. What does Rheya think might help her stay out of Kelvin's sight?
(a) being hypnotized
(b) hearing his voice
(c) being unconscious
(d) having a picture of him

3. What does Kelvin want to do after he realizes Rheya is truly gone?
(a) destroy the research station
(b) kill himself
(c) kill Sartorius
(d) destroy Solaris

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelvin say when Snow suggests Kelvin's "god" is mankind?

2. What does Kelvin suddenly decide to do?

3. What does Snow say is the result of Sartorius' experiment?

4. What does the voice warn Kelvin about, in his dream?

5. What does Kelvin argue to Snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kelvin go to the library?

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

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

4. How does Kelvin imagine his return to Earth?

5. What reason does Kelvin give for wanting to go off the station?

6. How does Rheya describe being away from Kelvin?

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

8. What book does Kelvin read in the library?

9. What does Rheya say in her suicide note?

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

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