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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what sol does Mark get past the dust storm?
(a) 471.
(b) 481.
(c) 484.
(d) 510.

2. What is Commander Lewis’s husband’s name?
(a) Richard.
(b) Michael.
(c) Robert.
(d) Martin.

3. What is Vogel’s wife’s name?
(a) Anna.
(b) Helena.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Rachel.

4. On Sol 444, how many sols does Mark report that he spent driving in circles to test the rover?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. How many days does Mark lose because of the accident with the rover?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

6. Where did Mark go to college?
(a) University of Colorado.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) Harvard.

7. On Sol 498 after the rover rolls, how many liters of oxygen does Mark have?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

8. How many days did it take the supplies for Ares 3 to reach Mars?
(a) 317 days.
(b) 251 days.
(c) 187 days.
(d) 411 days.

9. On Sol 479, in what direction is the dust storm traveling?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

10. To what temperature does the oxygenator heat CO2?
(a) 829° C.
(b) 795° C.
(c) 900° C.
(d) 1,012° C.

11. How many sols does Mary estimate it will take him to get to Schiaparelli?
(a) 50-60.
(b) 75.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 35.

12. On Sol 117, how many liters of water is the water reclaimer processing?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 22.
(d) 8.

13. Where do Vogel and his wife live?
(a) Dusseldorf.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Brandenburg.
(d) Bremen.

14. What eight-track does Lewis’s husband tell her he purchased?
(a) Abba’s Greatest Hits.
(b) Beach Boys’ Greatest Hits.
(c) Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits.
(d) Bee Gees’ Greatest Hits.

15. On Sol 194, how many minutes does Mark average for each hole?
(a) 4.
(b) 4.5.
(c) 3.
(d) 3.5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many grams are allotted on Iris for luxury items like handwritten letters and a USB drive with music?

2. What does the temperature range from on Mars?

3. On Sol 477, what percent is the solar cell efficiency?

4. In Chapter 15, how many liters of water does Mark have?

5. In Chapter 13, how many times a day does Mark have to go to the rover for email?

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