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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. How many solar cell panels will Mark need to bring with him on his trip to Ares 4?
2. How long can Mark go in a day before his first battery runs out?
3. Of all the people who had stepped out on Mars, what number was Mark?
4. How many minutes longer is a sol than a day?
5. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where is Mark when he locates the Hab signal?
2. On Sol 16, in what context does Mark think about his family?
3. What plan does Jack Trevor come up with to help communicate with Mark?
4. Why does Mark decide to use ASCII to communicate with NASA?
5. Why does Mark have to do a photo-op in Chapter 11?
6. What happened to a laptop that Mark took outside?
7. Why does Vankat want satellite time in Chapter 6?
8. How does Mark arrange everything so he can return to the Hab with the probe?
9. What are some of the dangers that can kill Mark as he is stranded on Mars?
10. Why doesn’t Sanders want to give Venkat satellite time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, NASA learns that Watney is alive. Who puts the facts together and figures out that Mark is alive? What does NASA do when they learn that Mark is alive?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the novel, Mark finds himself in danger. What is the most dangerous thing that Mark experiences on Mars? What gets him through these dangerous events?
Essay Topic 3
The Ares 3 Crew is not told right away that Mark is alive. Who decides not to tell the crew right away? Why doesn’t that person want them to know? When is the crew told? Who tells them? Why are they told at that point? How do they take the news?
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