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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 happens if a visitor is injured?
(a) It vanishes.
(b) It regenerates.
(c) It remains injured.
(d) It disintegrates.

2. Where does Snow say the visitor Kelvin saw comes from?
(a) Snow says the visitor comes from Solaris.
(b) Snow says he doesn't know.
(c) Snow says the visitor comes from the stars.
(d) Snow says the visitor comes from Sartorius.

3. Which sun sets after Kelvin has showed and changed?
(a) the green sun of Solaris
(b) the blue sun of Solaris
(c) the yellow sun of Solaris
(d) the red sun of Solaris

4. What strange formation does Berton first see in Solaris' ocean?
(a) a mountain
(b) a city
(c) a solar system
(d) a garden

5. Has Kelvin met Sartorius, prior to arriving at the research station?
(a) No, but he's seen pictures of Sartorius.
(b) Yes, he's met Sartorius once, briefly.
(c) Yes, he knew Sartorius well, once.
(d) No, he's never seen Sartorius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelvin keep in his wallet?

2. What is Kelvin's prior relationship with Gibarian?

3. When did Kelvin last see Rheya?

4. What does Snow do when Kelvin asks about Gibarian?

5. What does Kelvin hear from inside Sartorius' lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kelvin feel as he goes into his room on the space station?

2. What reason does Kelvin give for his suggestion about the physical composition of the visitors?

3. What is Kelvin wearing when he arrives on the research station?

4. What aspect of clothing does Rheya have in common with the apparition Kelvin saw enter Gibarian's room?

5. Is Kelvin on time for his meeting with Snow?

6. What is Snow's reaction when Kelvin admits that he has had his first visitor?

7. Why is Kelvin surprised by his greeting when he approaches the research station?

8. Why do Sartorius, Snow, and Kelvin cover the cameras on their videophones?

9. Why does Kelvin react emotionally to the two sundresses on the floor?

10. How punctual does Kelvin say he is?

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