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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. Who is the leader of the group that wishes to forgo terraforming?

2. Who has to take a drill simulation job?

3. Who reminds Nadia that terraforming will destroy the pole?

4. Who does Nadia get angry with after discovering that the terraforming of Mars has begun?

5. Who is homesick and awakened by calls from Phyllis about Maya?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nadia recognize that their technology is advanced and causes changes to Mars?

2. Where is John's body found, and why can't Frank revive him?

3. Why is Nadia uncomfortable talking to Maya and what makes her long to escape the group?

4. Why does Maya get involved sexually with John?

5. How is population size controlled within the GEM and how does it adapt to plant life?

6. How are the first hundred colonists selected to go to Mars?

7. When Maya talks to Michel about her love life problems, how does he respond?

8. Why does Frank wear a mask during the celebration, and how does it make him feel?

9. How does Frank fool Selim, and how does Selim respond when Frank speaks badly of John to him for a second time?

10. When Michel is disturbed by a dark skinned man, what ends up happening to him that leaves him naked?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John and Frank are two of the most active characters in the settlement of the Ares colony on Mars.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that John had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Frank had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

Red Mars is a classic science fiction novel. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Red Mars? Cite an example to support your answer.

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