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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 Kelvin introduce Rheya?
(a) as a friend
(b) as a coworker
(c) as his wife
(d) as his girlfriend

2. What does Snow give to Kelvin?
(a) a piece of jewelry from Rheya
(b) a tape recording from Rheya
(c) a piece of Rheya's dress
(d) a suicide note from Rheya

3. What does Sartorius ask Kelvin to think about during the electroencephalogram?
(a) mankind's rich scientific history
(b) images from his childhood
(c) his innermost conflicts
(d) a wish to make the visitors disappear

4. What decision does Kelvin make at the end of the novel?
(a) He will take another mission on a far-off station.
(b) He will return to Earth and forget Solaris.
(c) He will remarry for Rheya's sake.
(d) He will not leave Solaris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelvin tell Rheya about her blood?

2. How does Kelvin react to his strange dreams?

3. Why does Rheya try to kill herself?

4. What kind of god does Kelvin ask Snow if he's ever heard of?

5. What does Kelvin say he wants to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rheya sign her suicide note?

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

3. How does Rheya describe being away from Kelvin?

4. Describe a mimoid.

5. What does Rheya say in her suicide note?

6. How does Kelvin imagine his return to Earth?

7. What does Rheya want from Kelvin, after she listens to the tape recorder?

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

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

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

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