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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 individuals can ride in the MDV?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. How does Mark react when he learn the Pathfinder is communicating with Earth?
(a) Shouts and screams.
(b) Flips off Mars.
(c) Cries like a baby.
(d) Jumps up and down.

3. In Chapter 11, how often can a message be sent to Watney?
(a) Once an hour.
(b) In two hours.
(c) In 90 minutes.
(d) Every 30 minutes.

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

5. If Mark makes a trip to Ares 4, how long does it think it will take?
(a) 50 days.
(b) 65 days.
(c) 60 days.
(d) 55 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how many months of travel does Lewis’s crew have to endure?

2. How many months before a mission does NASA sent the MAV?

3. Of the distance required to reach the Schiaparelli crater, how many kilometers is nice, smooth terrain?

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

5. What is on Lewis’s data stick for digital entertainment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who spoke at Watney’s memorial service?

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

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

6. Why does Mark decide to use ASCII to communicate with NASA?

7. What is Mark’s plan if he isn’t rescued and runs out of food?

8. What is Plutonium-238?

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

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

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