Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Section One

1. Describe Uruguay when this book was written.

2. Why is the team traveling to Chile?

3. Describe the plane they chartered and the course which it was to take.

4. Describe the crash.

Short Essay Question - Section Two

5. What was done after the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?

6. What complicated the search?

7. Who is Rafael Ponce de Leon?

8. How does Ponce de Leon help the families of...
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