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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. Whose followers discuss social progress as a fight against governmental intervention?
2. What forces increase their attacks on John, revealing that those forces are simply and arm of the governments and transnational corporations attempting to maintain a hold on the planet?
3. What process was used to create John's son using his sperm?
4. Who funds Phyllis's camp?
5. When John asks AI to scan his room, what does he discover on his bed?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are the shifting political agendas on Earth reflected in the mining efforts on Mars and how does this affect John?
2. How is the Coyote, terraforming, and sabotage linked to John?
3. Why does Nadia blow up the space station?
4. What does John's role as a strong figure in the revolution give hope for?
5. How does it does become clear that the terraforming effort is not working as planned, affecting Mars in destructive ways?
6. What does Arkady's assertion that there are "guns under the table" foreshadow in the chapters after Part 5?
7. What information is revealed about Hiroko through the notes left for Sax and for Ursula?
8. What is the significance of the stone eye teeth?
9. How does Nadia emerge as a heroine during the revolution through her work?
10. How does Frank negotiate for the treaty on Mars, and how do Maya and others respond to his efforts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Robinson uses more than one motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two motifs about grief and loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.
Essay Topic 2
In Red Mars, Robinson's Ares society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology that Hiroko tries to use for her own purposes? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?
Essay Topic 3
Politics are also referred to in the book. Robinson refers to the politics of the society of the futuristic Red Mars set during the 21st century. How do the politics Robinson describes in the book compare to that of his own world? Do you think politics are an important part of the book? How else could Robinson incorporate politics into the book? Also examine the use of politics in relationships.
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