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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. What show does Mark decide to watch on Sol 41?
(a) Three’s Company.
(b) Gilligan’s Island.
(c) Mary Tyler Moore.
(d) Dukes of Hazzard.

2. What is the actual name of the Pathfinder site?
(a) Mars Station One.
(b) Maven Pathfinder Station.
(c) Albert Einstein Memorial Station.
(d) Carl Sagan Memorial Station.

3. How many minutes longer is a sol than a day?
(a) 48 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 39 minutes.
(d) 3 hours.

4. On Sol 42, how long does it take to reduce the hydrazine and burn the hydrogen?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. In Chapter 7, how far away is the Schiaparelli crater from Mark?
(a) 587 kilometers.
(b) 1,894 kilometers.
(c) 816 kilometers.
(d) 3,200 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Sol 98, how many random bytes does Mark have to transcribe one-half of a byte at a time?

2. How many individuals can ride in the MDV?

3. What was the speed of sandstorm gusts that buffeted Mark’s mission?

4. To what degree does Mark intend to lower the temperature in the Hab to keep the soil alive while he extracts the hydrogen?

5. How many days does it usually take to yield full-sized potatoes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mindy Park’s job in Chapter 6?

3. Where is Mark when he locates the Hab signal?

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

5. What is Mark’s first conversation with NASA on Sol 97?

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

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

8. What are the pros and cons of having hydrazine available?

9. What is Plutonium-238?

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

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