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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. Where is Venkat Kapoor’s office located?
(a) Building 9.
(b) Building 2.
(c) Building 3.
(d) Building 1.

2. What was Mark’s Ares Mission?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What percent of carbon dioxide is the atmosphere on Mars?
(a) 86.
(b) 79.
(c) 62.
(d) 95.

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

5. In which branch of the military is Lewis?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Marines.
(c) Navy.
(d) Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vogel have to eat in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 11, where is Venkat’s temporary office?

3. On Sol 75, what does Mark name the valley that allows him to follow the hills rather than simply navigate by Phobos?

4. When Mark landed on Mars, which crewman was he out of the MDV?

5. In Chapter 11, how often can a message be sent to Watney?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn’t Sanders want to give Venkat satellite time?

2. Why is the weak point of a lander the battery?

3. What happened to a laptop that Mark took outside?

4. How does Mark get the lander safely on the roof of the rover?

5. What were twenty-three of the most terrifying minutes of Mark’s life?

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

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

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

9. How does Mark arrange everything so he can return to the Hab with the probe?

10. On Sol 66, what is Mark’s mission?

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