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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. To the traveling rover group's surprise, the newly found settlement has _____.
(a) Solar heaters.
(b) Glowing lights.
(c) Running water.
(d) Happy people.

2. What does Ann turn off in her suit, awaiting death?
(a) Grips.
(b) Depression.
(c) Heat.
(d) Visors.

3. What is the name of the town that contains the mohole?
(a) Echus Overlook.
(b) Acheron.
(c) Senzeni Na.
(d) Etsu Okakura.

4. In Part 5, who is disillusioned and beginning to realize that his government used false pretenses to get the first hundred to Mars?
(a) Maya.
(b) Frank.
(c) Ursula.
(d) John.

5. What is the transnational corporation that has received a prospecting contract?
(a) Armscor.
(b) Acheron.
(c) Unoma.
(d) Fugati.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is angry with Frank for rejecting her affection?

2. Who appears on Arkady's screen and demands surrender?

3. Who takes a glider to see Ann in Argye Basin to investigate the destruction of the moholes?

4. What do Ann and Simon send when they are trapped inside a crater?

5. Who arrives at Frank's office complaining of conditions and extortion by UNOMA forces?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank negotiate for the treaty on Mars, and how do Maya and others respond to his efforts?

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

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

4. Why does Nadia blow up the space station?

5. How does Peter Clayborne escape death?

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

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

8. How does Phyllis's desire for money become apparent through her efforts on Mars?

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

10. On the fourteenth day of the revolution, why does Arkady's arm go up in flames?

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