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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. As a group, how are the survivors becoming?

2. Back in Montevideo, how are the women feeling?

3. Why are they forced to eat the bodies that had recently died and remained in the cabin?

4. How do the parents of the rugby players feel about the government calling off the search after so little effort?

5. Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who saved many from the avalanche?

2. How does the ninth day begin?

3. What do the family members do once they reach Santiago?

4. Describe Uruguay when this book was written.

5. What complicated the search?

6. What takes place on December 11th?

7. On Day Ten, what do the survivors decide?

8. How is the expedition?

9. Why is the team traveling to Chile?

10. What is taking place back at the Fairchild?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The survivors unanimously decided to eat the bodies of the dead.

Part 1) Why do they make this decision? What role does their faith play in this decision?

Part 2) How does this cannibalism affect outsiders? Why?

Part 3) How do you fell about this cannibalism? Why? Would you have done the same thing, if you were in this situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

One of the most important jobs belonged to Father Andres Rojas.

Part 1) What was his job? Why is it important?

Part 2) How might his help have affected the boys for the rest of their lives?

Part 3) What other people could help in a similar way? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

The survivors attempt several courses of action to stay alive.

Part 1) What are two of these courses of action? How do they decide which courses of action to take?

Part 2) What do these courses of action reveal about the survivors?

Part 3) What do these attempts at survival reveal about mankind?

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