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

2. At what temperature does hydrogen turn to liquid?
(a) 75C.
(b) 80F.
(c) 21K.
(d) 15K.

3. On Sol 40, what is the lowest percent that Mark can get the regulator to reduce the oxygen level to in the Hab at first?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 5.

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

5. In Chapter 11, where is Venkat’s temporary office?
(a) Stairwell.
(b) Break room.
(c) Storage closet.
(d) Cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Ares 4’s MAV to get to Mars?

2. How days has a team of JPL engineers worked to piece together something that will interact with the modern Deep Space Network?

3. When there is too much oxygen, to what temperature does the regulator cool it?

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

5. In high school, what role did Mark play in Dungeons and Dragons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the dangers that can kill Mark as he is stranded on Mars?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Venkat think Mark is using the RTG?

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