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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Mark read on Sol 482?
(a) The Big Four.
(b) Evil Under the Sun.
(c) The Secret Adversary.
(d) The Murder at the Vicarage.

2. Where did Mark go to college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) University of Colorado.

3. How many holes has Mark drilled on Sol 192 by sunset?
(a) 70.
(b) 80.
(c) 75.
(d) 85.

4. When Mark makes his test drive, how far will he be from the Hab?
(a) 800 meters.
(b) 500 meters.
(c) 1,000 meters.
(d) 400 meters.

5. On Sol 477 how will Mark’s power meters get energy?
(a) 6-square meter solar cell.
(b) 2-square meter solar cell.
(c) 1-square meter solar cell.
(d) 4-square meter solar cell.

6. How long do the Earth botanists believe Mark will have food?
(a) Sol 950.
(b) Sol 913.
(c) Sol 873.
(d) Sol 900.

7. What eight-track does Lewis’s husband tell her he purchased?
(a) Beach Boys’ Greatest Hits.
(b) Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits.
(c) Abba’s Greatest Hits.
(d) Bee Gees’ Greatest Hits.

8. If Mark doesn’t drive the rover, how long will a single charge of the batteries keep the regulator going if the heater if off?
(a) 45 days.
(b) About two months.
(c) 15 days.
(d) Over a month.

9. On Sol 477, what percent is the solar cell efficiency?
(a) 92.5.
(b) 89.5.
(c) 97.
(d) 83.

10. On Sol 194, how many minutes does Mark average for each hole?
(a) 4.5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.5.
(d) 3.

11. How many times does Mark read and reread the email from his mom?
(a) 50.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.

12. On Sol 194, what song does Mark choose for his theme song?
(a) “Stayin’ Alive.”
(b) “Rocket Man.”
(c) “Life on Mars?”
(d) “Alone Again (Naturally).”

13. On what Sol does Mark lose communication with NASA because Pathfinder got fried?
(a) 213.
(b) 196.
(c) 241.
(d) 179.

14. How far does the Hab blow from the airlock?
(a) 18 meters.
(b) 27 meters.
(c) 50 meters.
(d) 45 meters.

15. How many liters of water is the water reclaimer designed to process daily?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days does Rich Purnell have to calculate courses for Iris?

2. What is Commander Lewis’s husband’s name?

3. On Sol 498 after the rover rolls, how many liters of oxygen does Mark have?

4. To what temperature does the oxygenator heat CO2?

5. On Sol 476, what percent is the dust storm affecting power generation?

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