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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. Where does the second version of Rheya appear?
(a) She is in Kelvin's restroom.
(b) She is on Kelvin's bed.
(c) She is in Kelvin's closet.
(d) She is outside Kelvin's door.

2. What is the condition of the research station when Kelvin arrives?
(a) The station is crawling with bugs.
(b) The station is completely empty and unsupplied.
(c) The station is without power and breaking down.
(d) The station is disorderly and dirty.

3. What is the matter with Rheya's clothes?
(a) They have no zipper or buttons.
(b) They seem grown onto her skin.
(c) The cloth is supernaturally strong.
(d) They don't fit correctly.

4. Where does Snow say that Sartorius is?
(a) in the laboratory
(b) on the planet's surface
(c) in his quarters
(d) in the kitchen

5. Who is the envelope Kelvin finds addressed to?
(a) Snow
(b) Gibarian
(c) Kelvin
(d) Sartorius

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kelvin think of Berton's account?

2. Who led the first preliminary study of Solaris, one which did not land on the surface?

3. How old does Rheya appear?

4. When does Sartorius plan on joining Snow and Kelvin?

5. What does Kelvin look for in the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why aren't Berton's experiences related in the Supplement that Gibarian's note directs Kelvin to?

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

3. Who do the records say took The Little Apocrypha out of the library?

4. Why does Kelvin launch the shuttle?

5. Explain the term "no appreciable relation to reality" as the president of the committee uses it to describe Berton's report.

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

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

8. Describe the change in light between a red-sun day and a blue-sun day on Solaris.

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

10. Why does Kelvin take the Historia Solaris down from the bookshelf?

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