Mars/Science
NASA/Ares Crew
Chapters 18-20
Literary Elements
Equipment
100

The term for a day on Mars, which is slightly longer than an Earth day.

Sol

100

These two professions Mark has trained in helped him survive on Mars.

Botanist & Mechanical Engineer

100

True or False? Hermes was successful in attaining the supply probe.


True


100

Mark's Log Entries are written in what point of view?

1st person

100

This is the basic shelter Mark Watney survives in for the majority of his stay on Mars.

The Hab

200

What is the name of lander AND rover that Mark ends up using for communication.

Pathfinder & Sojourner

200

The director of Mars operations, he handled all communication with Watney personally.

Dr. Venkat Kapoor

200

What has been bothering Mark physically?

His back

200

What is the POV that is used when we are shown the Hab being ripped in various interludes.

3rd person omniscient

200

What is the name of the vehicle that Mark's crew leave the surface of Mars on. Give the abbreviation as well as what it stands for.

MAV - Mars Ascent Vehicle

300

This is the crater Watney's rover crashed into near the Ares 4 landing site.

Schiaparelli Crater

300

This former Navy officer was the commander of Ares 3.

Commander Lewis

300

What is the name of the drug that Mark takes to help with his pain?

Vicodin

300

Mark continually references pop culture throughout the book. This is an example of what type of literary element?

Allusion

300

This is the constantly accelerating engine on Hermes, the main spacecraft.

Constant-thrust ion engine

400

The RTG that Mark uses to create heat is radioactive because it contains this element with an atomic number of 94.

Plutonium

400

The name of failed probe that was designed to bring supplies to Watney.

Iris

400

What is the plan of the Hermes crew if the probe is unsuccessful?

Suicide

400

What type of figurative language is used in the quote below?

"I'll drink as needed and dump my waste outdoors. Yeah, that's right, Mars. That's what you get for trying to kill me all the time."

Personification

400
What are the three key pieces of equipment that Mark needs to bring with him to the Ares 4 site. 
Atmospheric regulator, oxygenator, water reclaimer
500

What is the lowest surface temperature possible on Mars? (Must be within 10 degrees.)

-225F

500

He is the flight commander in charge of Ares 3. He also sent an unapproved document to the crew on Hermes.

Mitch Henderson

500

What are the astronauts on Hermes shown doing before preparing for the probe resupply?

Talking to their families

500

What type of figurative language is used in the quote below:

"It's a strange feeling. Everywhere I go, I'm the first. Step outside the rover? First guy ever to be there! Climb a hill? First guy to climb that hill! Kick a rock: First guy to kick that exact rock!"

Repetition

500

This software was used to transfer a hidden message to the crew of Ares 3.

ASCII