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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did everyone do to join the team of Ares crew members?

2. Who is the man with dreadlocks watching Frank?

3. What does Nadia assist in building that is underground and pressurized?

4. Who is homesick and awakened by calls from Phyllis about Maya?

5. What is the group that wishes to forgo terraforming?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nadia lose her finger?

2. What do the Greens led by Sax believe?

3. How is Maya described in Part 2?

4. What does Maya initially feel about John and Frank and their relationship?

5. How is population size controlled within the GEM and how does it adapt to plant life?

6. What does Anna admit to Nadia about living in duality?

7. When Maya talks to Michel about her love life problems, how does he respond?

8. Where is John's body found, and why can't Frank revive him?

9. How does Frank fool Selim, and how does Selim respond when Frank speaks badly of John to him for a second time?

10. How does the Ares crew build a calendar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The government via corporations plays a pivotal role in maintaining the status quo and upholding certain expectations of etiquette and power dynamics. Who epitomizes this in Red Mars? Who questions this? How is rebellion expressed and how is it quashed?

Essay Topic 2

One of the main themes in the book is ethical and social responsibility. List at least four examples where Robinson employs this specific theme. Is the battle between making ethical choices obvious or subtle? What characters are involved in this kind of battle? Do you think the right person or group won? Does good always triumph over evil in the case of Red Mars ethics?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for Red Mars. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Robinson choose to use these places in Red Mars?

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