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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Solarists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?
(a) laughs
(b) faints
(c) cries
(d) screams

2. How does Kelvin recognize Snow?
(a) from meeting him on Earth
(b) by his voice
(c) from news reports
(d) from his photograph

3. Why does Kelvin think the warning is strange?
(a) because Snow is usually calm and collected
(b) because Kelvin has already been briefed on how to deal with strangers
(c) because no one else could be on the ship
(d) because the strangers he meets should be friendly

4. How long did it take for spacecraft to visit Solaris after its discovery?
(a) 5 years
(b) 45 years
(c) 100 years
(d) 30 days

5. What does Kelvin find in his pocket?
(a) the key to his aparment on Earth
(b) a ring he once gave to Rheya
(c) a note from Gibarian
(d) a crushed cigarette

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is inside Kelvin's cabin when he first enters it?

3. Who is the first person Kelvin meets on the research station?

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

5. What is the condition of the research station when Kelvin arrives?

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