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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what does the search focus?
(a) The Chilean border.
(b) The path of the plane.
(c) The volcano of Tinguiririca.
(d) The pilot's comments about seeing Curico.

3. What do the parents agree to do with this information?
(a) Ignore it.
(b) Bring it to the attention of the Uruguayan Air Force.
(c) Share it with another clairvoyant.
(d) Begin their own search.

4. What is the real reason Paez Vilaro is detained?
(a) They do not want the puppy on the plane.
(b) They need to find a copy of his ticket.
(c) They had found the boys hiking and the location of the plane.
(d) They will not let him fly without his passport.

5. What is special about Wednesday, December 20th?
(a) It is the day the families find out about the location of the Fairchild.
(b) It is the day the survivors give up.
(c) It is the day the survivors are saved.
(d) It is a turning point for the survivors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the survivors do to get fresh air into the plane?

2. It had taken Parrado and Canessa ten days to reach the cattle post, and it took the helicopters how long to get to the plane?

3. How close is it to Christmas?

4. Who discusses cannibalism in an eloquent speech?

5. What does a combination of severe cold and high altitude cause?

(see the answer key)

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