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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What percent of carbon dioxide is the atmosphere on Mars?
(a) 62.
(b) 95.
(c) 86.
(d) 79.

2. What is the normal percent of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) 34.
(b) 18.
(c) 42.
(d) 21.

3. What does Johanssen like to read?
(a) Louisa May Alcott.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Jane Austin.
(d) Agatha Christie.

4. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?
(a) 587 kilometers.
(b) 1,894 kilometers.
(c) 3,200 kilometers.
(d) 816 kilometers.

5. How many solar cell panels will Mark need to bring with him on his trip to Ares 4?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 12.

6. How long can Mark go in a day before his first battery runs out?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

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

8. Whose suit does Mark use to store water?
(a) Martinez.
(b) Johanssen.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Vogel.

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

10. Phobos is the god of ___________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Spring.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

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

12. On Sol 42, how long does Mark say it will take for each tank of CO2 to finish filling?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

13. How long did it take Ares 4’s MAV to get to Mars?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 13 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 15 months.

14. How long does a Mars mission take?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 60 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

15. How many sols does Mark navigate through the valley which he names?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. When there is too much oxygen, to what temperature does the regulator cool it?

2. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?

3. In Chapter 11, how often can a message be sent to Watney?

4. How many potatoes does Mark have to plant?

5. In Chapter 11, what do people keep asking Venkat for when he is trying to work in his temporary office?

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