Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Fairchild - This was owned by the Uruguayan Air Force.

Montevideo, Uruguay - This is home to the majority of the travelers, and the plane also departed from this city.

Santiago, Chile - This is the destination for the rugby team.

Stella Maris College - This is a school for boys between the ages of nine and sixteen.

Fuselage - This was the survivors' only protection.

Andes mountains - This is the mountain range in which the plane was lost.

Curico - The pilot's last reported position was flying over this city.

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