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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 does Johanssen like to read?
(a) Louisa May Alcott.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Jane Austin.
(d) Agatha Christie.

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

3. What type of engines power the Hermes?
(a) Anti-matter.
(b) Nuclear.
(c) Fusion.
(d) Ion.

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

5. How many different ships are used to get to and from Mars?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how many sols does Mark think it will be until the next ship arrives on Mars?

3. How many calories a day does Mark need to create with his farming efforts to survive until the next Ares mission returns?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mindy believe that Watney is alive?

2. Who spoke at Watney’s memorial service?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mark do to ensure his potato plants will survive his expedition on Sirius 4?

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

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