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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. In Chapter 15, how many days does Mark estimate his potatoes will last?

2. On Sol 476, what percent is the dust storm affecting power generation?

3. On Sol 477, what percent is the solar cell efficiency?

4. How many solar cells were damaged when the rover fell?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mark do on Air Days?

2. How is Vogel’s family doing?

3. Why does Mark decide not to visit Opportunity?

4. How does Mark plan to store his potatoes once they’re grown?

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

6. Why does Mark have to learn Morse code?

7. Why does Mark cook his potatoes before he leaves on his trip?

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

9. What is Rich Purnell’s job?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 7, Mark embarks on the Sirius missions. What are the Sirius missions? What is the purpose of the missions? What does Mark gain from the missions?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 21, a dust storm develops in Arabia Terra. How does Mark learn about the dust storm? What might happen if Mark is caught in the storm for days? How does Mark determine the path of the storm? Are his calculations correct?

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