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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At what temperature does hydrogen turn to liquid?
(a) 75C.
(b) 80F.
(c) 21K.
(d) 15K.

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

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

7. What show does Mark decide to watch on Sol 41?
(a) Gilligan’s Island.
(b) Three’s Company.
(c) Dukes of Hazzard.
(d) Mary Tyler Moore.

8. What speed of sandstorm gusts is a mission supposed to be able to handle?
(a) 150 kph.
(b) 175 kph.
(c) 125 kph.
(d) 100 kph.

9. In Chapter 6, how many unread emails does Venkat have?
(a) 13.
(b) 47.
(c) 39.
(d) 35.

10. What is the actual name of the Pathfinder site?
(a) Mars Station One.
(b) Albert Einstein Memorial Station.
(c) Maven Pathfinder Station.
(d) Carl Sagan Memorial Station.

11. What is the least number of days it might take Mark to get to Ares 4?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

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

13. In Chapter 2, how many sols does Mark think it will be until the next ship arrives on Mars?
(a) 1,387.
(b) 987.
(c) 1,492.
(d) 684.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Venkat Kapoor’s office located?

2. What is the normal percent of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?

3. In Chapter 11, how long has Mark spent as the loneliest man in history?

4. Of the distance required to reach the Schiaparelli crater, how many kilometers is nice, smooth terrain?

5. How far away is Houston from Mars?

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