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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the landscape religion, how can people live on Mars?
(a) Neutralizing the planet.
(b) Fighting against the planet.
(c) Destroying the planet.
(d) In harmony with the planet.

2. Who is attracted to the landscape religion and its society because it allows people to thrive and participate in it?
(a) Hiroko.
(b) Frank.
(c) Michel.
(d) Robinson.

3. Who is homesick and awakened by calls from Phyllis about Maya?
(a) James.
(b) Michel.
(c) Jan.
(d) John.

4. Who begins secretly sending taped messages to Washington, asking to stop the terraforming?
(a) Maya.
(b) John.
(c) Nadia.
(d) Ann.

5. Who is the man with dreadlocks watching Frank?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Frank.
(c) Selim.
(d) Sax.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the suit designed for walking on the surface of Mars?

2. Who is the leader of the Russian group of colonizers?

3. Frank seeks out ______ to talk with but gets interrupted by sounds of violence.

4. Who develops a new calendar to track the 668 day Martian year?

5. Who reminds Nadia that terraforming will destroy the pole?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Nadia described in Part 3 as a problem solver?

2. Why is Nadia uncomfortable talking to Maya and what makes her long to escape the group?

3. What are the major themes of Red Mars by Robinson?

4. When Michel is disturbed by a dark skinned man, what ends up happening to him that leaves him naked?

5. How does the Ares crew build a calendar?

6. Why does Maya get involved sexually with John?

7. How is Maya described in Part 2?

8. How does Nadia lose her finger?

9. How does Nadia recognize that their technology is advanced and causes changes to Mars?

10. Why do people like Michel fail to do well on Mars, according to his theory?

(see the answer keys)

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