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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers John's body outside the dome?

2. Who gets angry about the attempt to block the Arabs during the writing of the new Mars treaty?

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

4. According to the psychiatrist program, what is Nadia?

5. Who on Phobos does Nadia talk to about the issues on the Mars colony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Michel evaluate people psychologically on Mars?

3. How is population size controlled within the GEM and how does it adapt to plant life?

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

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

6. How does the Ares crew build a calendar?

7. What is areophany and how is it in tune with nature?

8. What does Nadia notice when her expedition returns to the Ares colony?

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

10. How does terraforming create two opposing groups at Ares?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robinson uses more than one motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two motifs about grief and loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

The government via corporations plays a pivotal role in maintaining the status quo and upholding certain expectations of etiquette and power dynamics. Who epitomizes this in Red Mars? Who questions this? How is rebellion expressed and how is it quashed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the power of the scientists in Red Mars. Is the press objective? Why or why not? What kind of academic bias do they reveal? How are they influenced?

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