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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many square meters of soar paneling does Mark have?
(a) About 200.
(b) 180.
(c) Over 100.
(d) 90.

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

3. In Chapter 11, what do people keep asking Venkat for when he is trying to work in his temporary office?
(a) Pens.
(b) 7-Up.
(c) Diet Coke.
(d) Pencils.

4. On Sol 82, what landmark does Mark see that indicate he is near Pathfinder?
(a) Ares Vallis.
(b) Phobus.
(c) Acidalia Planitia.
(d) Twin Peaks.

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

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

7. On Sol 75, what does Mark name the valley that allows him to follow the hills rather than simply navigate by Phobos?
(a) Martinson.
(b) Johanssen.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Wyatt.

8. What percent oxygen is Mark getting when he regains consciousness after being stabbed by an antenna?
(a) 69.
(b) 76.
(c) 85.
(d) 92.

9. What is the top speed in kilometers per hour that a rover can travel?
(a) 10.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

10. In which branch of the military is Lewis?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

11. How far does the Hab’s nav beacon reach?
(a) 40 kilometers.
(b) 25 kilometers.
(c) 30 kilometers.
(d) 35 kilometers.

12. Of all the people who had stepped out on Mars, what number was Mark?
(a) Twenty-eighth.
(b) Seventeenth.
(c) Twenty-first.
(d) Thirteenth.

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

14. When Mark landed on Mars, which crewman was he out of the MDV?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

15. How long is the Hab designed to last?
(a) 18 days.
(b) 110 days.
(c) 64 days.
(d) 31 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?

2. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?

3. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?

4. On Sol 80, how far does Mark reckon he is from Pathfinder?

5. On Sol 79, how long has Mark been the road?

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