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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. Who develops genetically engineered microorganisms, or GEMS, that can survive on the planet?
(a) Writers.
(b) Astronauts.
(c) Technicians.
(d) Bioengineers.

2. Who reminds Nadia that terraforming will destroy the pole?
(a) Simon.
(b) Jan.
(c) Ann.
(d) Phyllis.

3. Who notes it is ridiculous to stop terraforming for low probability life that may not even be affected by it?
(a) Reds.
(b) Greens.
(c) Balkans.
(d) Croatians.

4. Who is the psychiatrist sent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica with a hundred and fifty finalist scientists?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Manon.
(c) Duval.
(d) Chalmers.

5. Who discovers John's body outside the dome?
(a) Frank and Maya.
(b) Ursula and Sax.
(c) Selim and Ursula.
(d) Maya and Jan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Maya walk in the bioforest with?

2. Who are the newcomers from Earth?

3. How many of the final hundred that would travel to Mars as the first colonizers are American?

4. Who begins secretly sending taped messages to Washington, asking to stop the terraforming?

5. Who angrily sets off, disturbed by suggestions to take action against John for his treaty beliefs?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Maya talks to Michel about her love life problems, how does he respond?

2. What does Anna admit to Nadia about living in duality?

3. What do the Reds led by Ann believe?

4. Why does Frank wear a mask during the celebration, and how does it make him feel?

5. How is Maya described in Part 2?

6. How does Frank fool Selim, and how does Selim respond when Frank speaks badly of John to him for a second time?

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

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

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

10. Where is John's body found, and why can't Frank revive him?

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