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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During a conference in Houston in Chapter 21, what problem is brought up?
(a) Temperatures falling on Mars.
(b) Temperatures rising on Mars.
(c) Dust devils are swirling at Ares 4.
(d) Approaching dust storm on Mars.

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

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

4. To what temperature does the oxygenator heat CO2?
(a) 829° C.
(b) 795° C.
(c) 900° C.
(d) 1,012° C.

5. In Chapter 15, how many days does Mark estimate his potatoes will last?
(a) 248.
(b) 184.
(c) 115.
(d) 207.

6. How many minutes does it take Mark to drill through the roof of the rover?
(a) 2.
(b) 2.5.
(c) 3.
(d) 3.5.

7. What is Commander Lewis’s husband’s name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Martin.
(c) Robert.
(d) Richard.

8. In Chapter 15, how many potatoes does Mark have?
(a) 1,702.
(b) 1,841.
(c) 814.
(d) 639.

9. On Sol 444, how many sols does Mark report that he spent driving in circles to test the rover?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

11. What is Vogel’s wife’s name?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Anna.
(c) Helena.
(d) Rachel.

12. What is Beck’s sister’s name?
(a) Amy.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lana.
(d) Andria.

13. How many grams are allotted on Iris for luxury items like handwritten letters and a USB drive with music?
(a) 95.
(b) 85.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

14. What time is Iris scheduled to launch?
(a) 7:02 a.m.
(b) 9:14 a.m.
(c) 8:11 a.m.
(d) 10:31 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What eight-track does Lewis’s husband tell her he purchased?

3. How many days does Mark lose because of the accident with the rover?

4. Where do Vogel and his wife live?

5. According to mission rules, how many people could be in a rover at once?

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