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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. What is Ann's son waiting for to take him away to safety from the cracked dome?

2. Who is on his way to Cairo to meet Frank and Maya when his rover breaks down?

3. Who informs Frank that his corporation is opening an office in Ethiopia?

4. Who questions if Ann Clayborne or Arkady is responsible for the destruction of the moholes?

5. What is the crater where Nadia's team finds hundreds of dead bodies, reduced to ash?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ann depressed on Mars even when Michel offers the promise of survival?

2. How does Peter Clayborne escape death?

3. What does Arkady's assertion that there are "guns under the table" foreshadow in the chapters after Part 5?

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

5. How does Ann try commit suicide?

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

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

8. How does it does become clear that the terraforming effort is not working as planned, affecting Mars in destructive ways?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Red Mars is written primarily in the third-person point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Red Mars is a classic science fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Describe some of the settings for Red Mars. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Robinson choose to use these places in Red Mars?

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