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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 basin does Nadia see a sea of ice and water?

2. Who is on the treaty commission as a voting party?

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

4. Who suits up to clear the area after the rover is run aground?

5. In what kind of world does Arkady insist that money is not the primary goal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does John have conflicting feelings about terraforming and transnationals?

5. After Frank's office is flooded with immigrants, why does he decide to go to Phyllis for help?

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

7. Why does Nadia blow up the space station?

8. How does Frank disappear, trying to save his companions?

9. How does Ann try commit suicide?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one motif of religion. Identify at least two motifs about religion in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Red Mars? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Red Mars, Robinson's Ares society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. What do you think of the technology that Hiroko tries to use for her own purposes? Which aspects do you find more or less appealing? How is technology associated with power and rebellion?

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