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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. During a conference in Houston in Chapter 21, what problem is brought up?

2. What is Martinez’s wife’s name?

3. How many kilograms does Mark estimate he will need to haul to Ares 4?

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

5. How many times does Mark read and reread the email from his mom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Vogel’s family doing?

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

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

5. Why does Mark have to learn Morse code?

6. What frustrates Mark on Sol 114?

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

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

9. How do they buy an additional eleven days to get Iris launched sooner?

10. How well does Mark’s bedroom work when he does his test drive?

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 takes a trip to the Pathfinder. What does Mark have to do for a trip of that magnitude? What is the purpose of his trip? Is he successful?

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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