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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the survivors brought?
(a) To the hospital of St. Joshua.
(b) To the hospital of St. John of God.
(c) To the hospital of St. Joan of Arc.
(d) To the hospital of St. Jude.

2. What does Canessa do continuously during the hike?
(a) He thinks about his father.
(b) He thinks about his mother.
(c) He prays to God.
(d) He prays to his patron saint.

3. What is it difficult for the family members to accept?
(a) That the men had survived by eating human flesh.
(b) That the men are depressed.
(c) That so many died.
(d) That the men's characters have changed.

4. Why has Dr. Canessa not yet returned to Montevideo?
(a) He has stopped by the store.
(b) He has been out to lunch.
(c) He has been delayed at the airport.
(d) He has stoppped at a friend's house.

5. How do the survivors feel when Vizintin comes sliding back to camp?
(a) Worried.
(b) Angry.
(c) Scared.
(d) Surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the survivors discover when listening to the radio?

2. What do the family members see as they fly over the lake?

3. With whom do the survivors talk and eat?

4. What news is given to Dr. Canessa?

5. What signs of life do the hikers come across?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what do Canessa and Parrado focus during their hike?

2. How do Canessa and Parrado feel when they awake?

3. How do the two men proceed after Vizintin goes back to the Fairchild?

4. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?

5. What does the minor's story confirm? What is done with this information?

6. It is surprising to the survivors?

7. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

8. What takes place on December 12th?

9. What do the survivors discover on day seventy-one?

10. How do the parents feel about the reading of the survivors' names?

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