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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many unmanned missions did it take to deliver the supplies for Mark’s mission on Mars?
(a) 8.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

2. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

5. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?
(a) 4 C.
(b) 1 C.
(c) 10 F.
(d) 25 F.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Mark wait for the resin for his saddlebags to set up?

2. How long did it take Mark’s crew to get to Mars?

3. How long can Mark go in a day before his first battery runs out?

4. In Chapter 12, how many seconds does Lewis say that Uncle Sam is paying for every second they are on Mars?

5. What show does Mark decide to watch on Sol 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark put on the inner lining of his EVA suit before using the hydrazine?

2. What’s the situation with food supplies for Mark when he is stranded?

3. Why does a portion of the MAV remain and why is it useful?

4. Why does Mark have a good supply of EVA suits?

5. What is Dr. Shields’ opinion of Watney?

6. What plan does Jack Trevor come up with to help communicate with Mark?

7. Why does Vankat want satellite time in Chapter 6?

8. Why does Mark have to do a photo-op in Chapter 11?

9. On Sol 16, in what context does Mark think about his family?

10. Why does Mindy believe that Watney is alive?

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