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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Arkady is walking to his office, he sees a hole appear in the tent above. What body part does he suddenly see ablaze?
(a) His leg.
(b) His torso.
(c) His head.
(d) His arm.

2. Where does John go to receive a physical exam?
(a) Acheron.
(b) Daily Planet.
(c) Bradbury.
(d) New Moon.

3. What is Sax's headquarters called?
(a) Acheron.
(b) Etsu Okakura.
(c) Senzeni Nather.
(d) Echus Overlook.

4. After the celebration attended by many of the first hundred colonizers, John tells _____ he thinks her/his children are saboteurs.
(a) Frank.
(b) Maya.
(c) Sax.
(d) Hiroko.

5. Who appears on Arkady's screen and demands surrender?
(a) Sax.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Frank.
(d) John.

6. Who is on his way to Cairo to meet Frank and Maya when his rover breaks down?
(a) John.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Frank.
(d) Sax.

7. Where does Frank arrive to talk to Phyllis to stop people from going to Mars?
(a) Bradbury.
(b) Nature's Edge.
(c) Goosepoint.
(d) Clark.

8. Who has a dream of John and then fights with Maya?
(a) Frank.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Sax.
(d) Arkady.

9. Who does John consider a brother but argues with him over politics?
(a) Jezebel.
(b) Hiroko.
(c) Frank.
(d) Ursula.

10. Who is involved in negotiations about giving up land on Mars for money?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The French.
(d) The Indians.

11. Who tells John of an anti-aging product?
(a) Frank.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Maya.

12. Who is on the treaty commission as a voting party?
(a) Frank.
(b) Nadia.
(c) John.
(d) Arkady.

13. Where does the surviving group of colonists take shelter days after Ann's suicide attempt?
(a) In a cavern.
(b) In a monastery.
(c) In a tomb.
(d) In a church.

14. Who is the friend of Hiroko that hates terraforming?
(a) The Rover.
(b) The Preacher.
(c) The Coyote.
(d) The Writer.

15. When riots begin, what is taken in a hostile takeover?
(a) The fighting.
(b) The elevator consortium.
(c) The exploration.
(d) The immigrants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town that contains the mohole?

2. Who runs the rover aground when she is distracted?

3. How do people get out of the rover and travel on the surface of Mars?

4. What does Ann turn off in her suit, awaiting death?

5. What is Ann's son waiting for to take him away to safety from the cracked dome?

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