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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did it take the supplies for Ares 3 to reach Mars?
(a) 251 days.
(b) 411 days.
(c) 317 days.
(d) 187 days.

2. Where do Vogel and his wife live?
(a) Brandenburg.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Bremen.

3. On Sol 479, in what direction is the dust storm traveling?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) North.
(d) South.

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

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

6. What is Martinez’s wife’s name?
(a) Shirley.
(b) April.
(c) Laverne.
(d) Marissa.

7. How many sols was Mark delayed by the dust storm?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. On Sol 436, how long does Mark test his bedroom after patching it up?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

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

12. According to mission rules, how many people could be in a rover at once?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

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

15. For how many days does Rich Purnell have to calculate courses for Iris?
(a) 30.
(b) 34.
(c) 25.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sols does Mary estimate it will take him to get to Schiaparelli?

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

3. In Chapter 13, when does NASA plan to get a probe with supplies to Mark?

4. In Chapter 23, how many meters does the rover tumble?

5. How many liters of water is the water reclaimer designed to process daily?

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