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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Mark read on Sol 482?
(a) The Secret Adversary.
(b) The Murder at the Vicarage.
(c) The Big Four.
(d) Evil Under the Sun.

2. How many days did it take the supplies for Ares 3 to reach Mars?
(a) 411 days.
(b) 317 days.
(c) 251 days.
(d) 187 days.

3. What is Commander Lewis’s husband’s name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Michael.
(c) Richard.
(d) Martin.

4. How long do the Earth botanists believe Mark will have food?
(a) Sol 900.
(b) Sol 873.
(c) Sol 950.
(d) Sol 913.

5. What does the temperature range from on Mars?
(a) -250o to -30o C.
(b) -275o to -25o C.
(c) -175o to 0o C.
(d) -150o to 0o C.

6. In Chapter 15, how many days does NASA have to make a probe to send supplies to Mark?
(a) 37.
(b) 51.
(c) 48.
(d) 47.

7. During the conference in Houston in Chapter 21, at what percent of normal is the sunlight reaching Mars?
(a) 20 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 25 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

8. How many holes has Mark drilled on Sol 192 by sunset?
(a) 75.
(b) 85.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

9. How many solar cells were damaged when the rover fell?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

10. In Chapter 19, how long does Commander Lewis have to talk to her husband?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

11. Since they extended the mission of the Ares 3, how many days will it last?
(a) 1,134.
(b) 976.
(c) 898.
(d) 753.

12. How quickly does NASA usually respond to messages from Mark?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

13. In Chapter 13, when does NASA plan to get a probe with supplies to Mark?
(a) Sol 856.
(b) Sol 769.
(c) Sol 898.
(d) Sol 739.

14. How many kilometers did Mark average per sol on his way to Pathfinder?
(a) 75.
(b) 85.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

15. With less daylight on Mars, how much longer will it take Mark to get the same energy from his solar panels?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 6 times.
(c) 7 times.
(d) 4 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many kilometers does Mark have to travel to get to Schiaparelli?

2. For how many days does Rich Purnell have to calculate courses for Iris?

3. To what temperature does the oxygenator heat CO2?

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

5. On Sol 444, how many sols does Mark report that he spent driving in circles to test the rover?

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