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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, how many unread emails does Venkat have?
(a) 13.
(b) 39.
(c) 47.
(d) 35.

2. How many unmanned missions did it take to deliver the supplies for Mark’s mission on Mars?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 25.

3. How long does Mark wait for the resin for his saddlebags to set up?
(a) An hour.
(b) About 90 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 21 minutes.

4. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?
(a) 816 kilometers.
(b) 587 kilometers.
(c) 1,894 kilometers.
(d) 3,200 kilometers.

6. What speed of sandstorm gusts is a mission supposed to be able to handle?
(a) 150 kph.
(b) 100 kph.
(c) 175 kph.
(d) 125 kph.

7. Of all the people who had stepped out on Mars, what number was Mark?
(a) Twenty-first.
(b) Twenty-eighth.
(c) Thirteenth.
(d) Seventeenth.

8. What is the normal percent of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) 21.
(b) 34.
(c) 42.
(d) 18.

9. What percent oxygen is Mark getting when he regains consciousness after being stabbed by an antenna?
(a) 92.
(b) 76.
(c) 69.
(d) 85.

10. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?
(a) 175 kph.
(b) 150 kph.
(c) 225 kph.
(d) 200 kph.

11. In which branch of the military is Lewis?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

12. How does Mark react when he learn the Pathfinder is communicating with Earth?
(a) Cries like a baby.
(b) Shouts and screams.
(c) Flips off Mars.
(d) Jumps up and down.

13. In Chapter 11, what do people keep asking Venkat for when he is trying to work in his temporary office?
(a) Diet Coke.
(b) Pens.
(c) Pencils.
(d) 7-Up.

14. What was the operational radius for Mark’s mission?
(a) 20 kilometers.
(b) 15 kilometers.
(c) 5 kilometers.
(d) 10 kilometers.

15. If Mark makes a trip to Ares 4, how long does it think it will take?
(a) 50 days.
(b) 65 days.
(c) 60 days.
(d) 55 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does a Mars mission take?

2. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?

3. How long did it take Mark’s crew to get to Mars?

4. Of the distance required to reach the Schiaparelli crater, how many kilometers is nice, smooth terrain?

5. How long will the protein that Mark has last?

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