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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 sleeps in John's rover, making Frank angry?
2. What do Maya and the rest of the traveling rover group discover is hidden inside a rock?
3. Who takes a train to see Helmut Bronsi?
4. How do people get out of the rover and travel on the surface of Mars?
5. What forces increase their attacks on John, revealing that those forces are simply and arm of the governments and transnational corporations attempting to maintain a hold on the planet?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nadia emerge as a heroine during the revolution through her work?
2. Why does Nadia blow up the space station?
3. On the fourteenth day of the revolution, why does Arkady's arm go up in flames?
4. How does Phyllis's desire for money become apparent through her efforts on Mars?
5. How does Frank negotiate for the treaty on Mars, and how do Maya and others respond to his efforts?
6. Why are the primary hundred going to be executed?
7. How does Peter Clayborne escape death?
8. How does Frank disappear, trying to save his companions?
9. Why do Frank and Maya argue and separate after he has a dream?
10. How is Ann reunited with her son?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe some of the settings for Red Mars. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period, and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Robinson choose to use these places in Red Mars?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the power of the scientists in Red Mars. Is the press objective? Why or why not? What kind of academic bias do they reveal? How are they influenced?
Essay Topic 3
Robinson uses more than one motif of grief and loss. Identify at least two motifs about grief and loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each answer.
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