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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. The families oscillated between what?

2. What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?

3. What do the others do, while Canessa and Parrado are hiking?

4. The sleepless night brought a morning full of hope. What do the men know without a doubt?

5. Why does Paez Vilaro think he gets detained by the international police?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?

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

3. Describe the arrival of the helicopters.

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

5. Why is Paez Vilaro lagging behind?

6. What do the survivors do when the first eight are flown away?

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

8. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

9. What searches take place the next morning?

10. What false hope do the survivors experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The travelers on the Fairchild are from Uruguay.

Part 1) Describe Uruguay's history. How does this history affect these travelers?

Part 2) How does this country play a role in the outcome of this tragedy?

Part 3) How might the United States' response have been, compared to the Uruguayans? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The Fairchild crashes in the Andes.

Part 1) Why does it crash in the Andes? How is this crash foreshadowed in this book?

Part 2) Could this type of accident occur today? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this crash change the passengers' lives forever?

Part 4) How would your life be changed, if you had been a survivor?

Essay Topic 3

The survivors endured great hardships.

Part 1) Describe two of these hardships.

Part 2) How were the survivors affected by these hardships? Why?

Part 3) How were the survivors changed permanently by these hardships? Are you surprised by any of these changes? Why or why not?

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