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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. In what shape does the team find ice at the poles?

2. Who is the psychiatrist sent to McMurdo Station in Antarctica with a hundred and fifty finalist scientists?

3. Along the way to the pole, what does the Ares crew install?

4. Who argues the beauty of Mars only exists in the mind?

5. Who are against prospecting on Mars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the major themes of Red Mars by Robinson?

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

6. How does Maya get involved in a sexual relationship with Frank on her off time from drills?

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

8. How does Michel evaluate people psychologically on Mars?

9. Why does Maya get involved sexually with John?

10. How is Maya described in Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John and Frank are two of the most active characters in the settlement of the Ares colony on Mars.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that John had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Frank had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Through the main characters, Robinson offers a lens to view the government and corruption via the corporations and other groups. He describes some of the officials in Red Mars as self-serving. Describe the typical government/corporation worker in Red Mars. Do you think this is realistic and characteristic of today? Do you think the issues that Robinson discusses are still relevant today and if so, in what ways?

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