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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Sol 194, how many minutes does Mark average for each hole?

2. What is the internal volume of the Hab?

3. On Sol 434, how far does Mark have to make an EVA that he indicates is annoying?

4. How many days does Mark lose because of the accident with the rover?

5. In Chapter 15, how long does Bruce say it will take to for a probe to get to Mars?

Short Essay Questions

1. What luxury items are planned to be sent with the probe?

2. How does Mark lose communication with Earth?

3. What does Mark do while his batteries recharge?

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

5. What does Mark do on Air Days?

6. Why does Mark decide not to visit Opportunity?

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

8. What will Mark use as a bedroom and why when he gets to the MAV?

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

10. What accident does Mark have, and how much time does he lose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Chinese donate a booster to Mark’s rescue mission. How did the Chinese happen to have a booster ready to go? Why did they decide to let NASA use it? What did the Chinese get in exchange?

Essay Topic 2

Mark’s sense of humor and emotional makeup allow him to survive on Mars. Is Mark a pessimist or optimist? What does Mark usually do when a crisis occurs? How does his state of mind help him survive?

Essay Topic 3

Mark uses ASCII to communicate with NASA at first. How does Mark present his first message to NASA? Why doesn’t he just write out his messages? Why does he decide to use ASCII to communicate?

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