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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 kilometers does Mark have to travel to get to Schiaparelli?
(a) 3,200.
(b) 1,824.
(c) 2,917.
(d) 4,109.

2. Where did Mark go to college?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) University of Colorado.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

3. What is Martinez’s wife’s name?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Marissa.
(c) April.
(d) Laverne.

4. How many solar cells were damaged when the rover fell?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. Once launched, how long will Iris stay in orbit?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Commander Lewis’s husband’s name?

2. In Chapter 13, when does NASA plan to get a probe with supplies to Mark?

3. How far is it from the rover to the Hab?

4. On Sol 117, how many liters of water is the water reclaimer processing?

5. How many televisions are in Annie Montrose’s private office?

Short Essay Questions

1. On Sol 385, why does Mark begin making a tent?

2. Where is NASA getting a booster for the probe to send to Mark?

3. What does Mark have to do in order to be rescued by the Hermes?

4. What is Mark’s biggest problem on Sol 122?

5. On Sol 115 what is the plan to get supplies to Mark?

6. How is Vogel’s family doing?

7. How does Mark figure out the direction of the storm?

8. Why is Martinez’s wife Marissa irritated with him?

9. Why does Mark decide not to visit Opportunity?

10. Why does Mark have to cut a big hole in the rover?

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