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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 Ann's lover?
(a) Simon.
(b) John.
(c) Frank.
(d) Arkady.

2. After a dust storm abates, where does John organize a celebration that coincides with Sax's burn up of the ice asteroid in the atmosphere?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Olympus Mons.
(c) Bradbury.
(d) Acheron.

3. Who escapes on an elevator when the cable is destroyed?
(a) Peter.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Jason.
(d) Lewis.

4. What town does Nadia help rebuild using robots?
(a) Acheron.
(b) Bradbury.
(c) Banning.
(d) Elysium.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What group is blocking communications while Nadia tries to repair water mains?

3. Who are at the bottom of a mohole in Part 5?

4. Who sleeps in John's rover, making Frank angry?

5. What is the transnational corporation that has received a prospecting contract?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Frank respond after learning the treaty has failed?

3. Why does Ann crumble in mental stability as the destruction of Mars occurs?

4. How is John revealed as a complex personality in Part 5?

5. When riots begin in Mars, what does Frank discover as the city is in revolution?

6. How is Ann reunited with her son?

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

8. How is the Coyote, terraforming, and sabotage linked to John?

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

10. How does Nadia emerge as a heroine during the revolution through her work?

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