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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many months of travel does Lewis’s crew have to endure?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

2. How long will the protein that Mark has last?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 940 days.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1,009 days.

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

4. What was Mark’s Ares Mission?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. How long does Mark wait for the resin for his saddlebags to set up?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) 21 minutes.
(d) About 90 minutes.

6. Mark’s crew ordered to abort their mission after how many days?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

9. In Chapter 12, how many seconds does Lewis say that Uncle Sam is paying for every second they are on Mars?
(a) $78,000.
(b) $212,000.
(c) $322,000.
(d) $100,000.

10. How many kilometers can a rover travel on a full charge?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

11. Of the distance required to reach the Schiaparelli crater, how many kilometers is nice, smooth terrain?
(a) 650.
(b) 475.
(c) 530.
(d) 390.

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

13. What is on Lewis’s data stick for digital entertainment?
(a) Rock and roll music.
(b) Digital books.
(c) TV shows.
(d) Movies.

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

15. What is Lewis’s scientific specialty?
(a) Biology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Astrophysics.
(d) Mechanical engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sols does Mark navigate through the valley which he names?

2. Of all the people who had stepped out on Mars, what number was Mark?

3. After the explosion on Sol 40, how long does it take to get the oxygen level back up to par in the Hab?

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

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

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