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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. What does the next morning bring?

2. What do the survivors believe this find to be?

3. How many carabineers arrived and asked for directions to the plane?

4. Who comes across the two hikers?

5. What does the transistor radio say has been found?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the surprise Parrado and Canessa received the next morning.

3. What do the thirteen survivors do as this section begins?

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

5. When do Canessa and Parrado first encounter another human being?

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

7. It is surprising to the survivors?

8. What searches take place the next morning?

9. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

10. What do the helicopters do when they arrive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The families do not give up hope.

Part 1) How do they show that they do not give up hope?

Part 2) What keeps them from giving up hope?

Part 3) Would you be as strong and hopeful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Religion and faith are important to many of the survivors.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How does their faith change throughout the events in this book?

Part 3) How might their faith be today? Use the text to support your response.

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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