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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Rheya.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does Snow ask Kelvin to call him?
(a) Catface
(b) Dogface
(c) Ratface
(d) Snakeface

2. What did the biologists at first consider Solaris' ocean?
(a) an advanced life form
(b) inorganic
(c) a disembodied neural system
(d) a prebiological cell

3. How does Kelvin explain the gaps in Rheya's memory to her?
(a) He doesn't explain.
(b) He says she's not who she thinks she is.
(c) He says she's had a concussion.
(d) He says she's been sick.

4. Where did Snow find Gibarian's body?
(a) in the laboratory
(b) in a shuttlepod
(c) in Gibarian's shower
(d) in Gibarian's locker

5. In Gibarian's room, what does Kelvin discover the scientists have been directing at the ocean?
(a) proton streams
(b) gamma rays
(c) tachyon particles
(d) X-rays

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for spacecraft to visit Solaris after its discovery?

2. Before the discovery of Solaris, why did scientists think a planet like Solaris could never contain life?

3. What does Snow warn Kelvin to do if he meets a stranger?

4. What does Kelvin find in his pocket?

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

(see the answer key)

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