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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) 25.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

2. 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) 25 F.
(c) 1 C.
(d) 10 F.

3. Mark’s crew ordered to abort their mission after how many days?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

5. What was the operational radius for Mark’s mission?
(a) 5 kilometers.
(b) 20 kilometers.
(c) 10 kilometers.
(d) 15 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Mark to fire out a pop-tent?

2. What is the least number of days it might take Mark to get to Ares 4?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why isn’t it an issue that Mark can’t take the Pathfinder back to the Hab?

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

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

7. Who spoke at Watney’s memorial service?

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

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

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

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