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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many individuals can ride in the MDV?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

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

4. At what point might Mark’s crew believe that he has died?
(a) Sol 6.
(b) Sol 10.
(c) Sol 9.
(d) Sol 4.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. On Sol 42, how long does it take to reduce the hydrazine and burn the hydrogen?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

14. On Sol 79, how long has Mark been the road?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 5 days.

15. In Chapter 11, how long has Mark spent as the loneliest man in history?
(a) 100 days.
(b) 65 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mark landed on Mars, which crewman was he out of the MDV?

2. What type of engines power the Hermes?

3. What is the top speed in kilometers per hour that a rover can travel?

4. What was Mark’s Ares Mission?

5. How many unmanned missions did it take to deliver the supplies for Mark’s mission on Mars?

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