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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many minutes longer is a sol than a day?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 39 minutes.
(d) 48 minutes.

2. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?
(a) 200 kph.
(b) 150 kph.
(c) 225 kph.
(d) 175 kph.

3. On Sol 40, what is the lowest percent that Mark can get the regulator to reduce the oxygen level to in the Hab at first?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

4. In high school, what role did Mark play in Dungeons and Dragons?
(a) Geomancer.
(b) Monk.
(c) Cleric.
(d) Barbarian.

5. In Chapter 12, how many centimeters down does Vogel want the other to dig to get soil samples?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 35.

6. How many days does it usually take to yield full-sized potatoes?
(a) 90 days.
(b) 75 days.
(c) 180 days.
(d) 115 days.

7. How long does it take Mark to fire out a pop-tent?
(a) 15 seconds.
(b) 2 seconds.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

8. On Sol 42, how much water has Mark made?
(a) 1,002 gallons.
(b) 714 gallons.
(c) 470 liters.
(d) 130 liters.

9. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?
(a) 4 C.
(b) 25 F.
(c) 10 F.
(d) 1 C.

10. How many unmanned missions did it take to deliver the supplies for Mark’s mission on Mars?
(a) 8.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

11. On Sol 98, how many random bytes does Mark have to transcribe one-half of a byte at a time?
(a) 239.
(b) 82.
(c) 73.
(d) 141.

12. Which of the crew members in Chapter 12 has a European Union flag on the uniform?
(a) Johanssen.
(b) Beck.
(c) Vogel.
(d) Martinez.

13. If Mark makes a trip to Ares 4, how long does it think it will take?
(a) 55 days.
(b) 50 days.
(c) 65 days.
(d) 60 days.

14. How many liters of water will Mark need for his farmland?
(a) 325.
(b) 175.
(c) 250.
(d) 225.

15. What does Vogel have to eat in Chapter 12?
(a) Toast.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How days has a team of JPL engineers worked to piece together something that will interact with the modern Deep Space Network?

2. How many square meters of soar paneling does Mark have?

3. Where is Venkat Kapoor’s office located?

4. How many days does Mark hope it will take his potatoes to grow?

5. How does Mark react when he learn the Pathfinder is communicating with Earth?

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