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

2. In what basin does Nadia see a sea of ice and water?
(a) Lucifer.
(b) Clark.
(c) Lee.
(d) Hellman.

3. 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 torso.
(b) His arm.
(c) His head.
(d) His leg.

4. Whose remains does Nadia find in the crater full of dead bodies?
(a) John.
(b) Arkady.
(c) Frank.
(d) Peter.

5. Who sleeps in John's rover, making Frank angry?
(a) Maya.
(b) Nadia.
(c) Ursula.
(d) Hiroko.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lost group visited the Arab colony that occupies a new transnational mining site?

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

3. What promise does the hidden inside of the rock offer the traveling rover group?

4. To the traveling rover group's surprise, the newly found settlement has _____.

5. After John meets the Coyote, what strikes the atmosphere of Mars and burns brilliantly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ann reunited with her son?

2. How does Arkady explain the need for money, depending upon the kind of world one lives in?

3. What does John's role as a strong figure in the revolution give hope for?

4. Why do Frank and Maya argue and separate after he has a dream?

5. After Frank's office is flooded with immigrants, why does he decide to go to Phyllis for help?

6. What are Helmut's motivations for working on Mars?

7. How does Frank disappear, trying to save his companions?

8. What is important about maintaining a base on Mars in relationship to Earth?

9. What does Frank learn from meeting the miners from Florida?

10. What information is revealed about Hiroko through the notes left for Sax and for Ursula?

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