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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Johanssen’s father do?
(a) District sales manager of a napkin factory.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Manager of a grocery store.
(d) Truck driver.

2. In Chapter 15, how many liters of water does Mark have?
(a) 620.
(b) 471.
(c) 328.
(d) 512.

3. On what sol does Mark get past the dust storm?
(a) 471.
(b) 481.
(c) 484.
(d) 510.

4. How many televisions are in Annie Montrose’s private office?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

5. How long does it take Venkat and Teddy to fly to China?
(a) 14 and a half hours.
(b) 17 hours.
(c) 16 and a half hours.
(d) 15 hours.

6. How quickly does NASA usually respond to messages from Mark?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

7. How many kilometers did Mark average per sol on his way to Pathfinder?
(a) 75.
(b) 80.
(c) 70.
(d) 85.

8. On Sol 436 what does Mark use to cure a headache?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Migraine medicine.
(c) Caffeine pills.
(d) Pure oxygen.

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

10. How far is it from the rover to the Hab?
(a) 5 meters.
(b) 10 meters.
(c) 8 meters.
(d) 15 meters.

11. How many children do Vogel and his wife have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

12. How many days does Mark lose because of the accident with the rover?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

13. Since they extended the mission of the Ares 3, how many days will it last?
(a) 1,134.
(b) 976.
(c) 898.
(d) 753.

14. During a status update on Iris in Chapter 15, how many days does Bruce think it will take to finish Iris?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

15. How quickly could the Taiyang Shen booster get to Mars?
(a) 379 days.
(b) 398 days.
(c) 419 days.
(d) 412 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Sol 434, how far does Mark have to make an EVA that he indicates is annoying?

2. During the storm that caused Mark to be left behind, how much did AL102 stretch?

3. How many hours does Mark have to dig on Sol 500?

4. What does the temperature range from on Mars?

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

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