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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. Why do tensions rise?

2. Why do the parents hire another plane to take them to Santiago?

3. How does Paez Vilar become known?

4. How is the search expanded?

5. What is Canessa's opinion about hiking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Croiset Jr. give the parents?

2. Describe the crash.

3. What is taking place back at the Fairchild?

4. How do the survivors feel about the search being resumed?

5. How do the survivors prepare to sleep?

6. How do the parents feel about the called off search? How do they respond to this?

7. Why is the team traveling to Chile?

8. What are the effects of a second avalanche?

9. When does the SAR send out a few planes in a specified area?

10. What does Paez Vilaro do to search for the missing plane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On December 23 the survivors were all reunited with their families.

Part 1) Describe what this day must have been like.

Part 2) Why is this recovery at this time significant?

Part 3) How might the significance of this time of year affect their faith and belief in God?

Essay Topic 2

The families suffer several disappointments.

Part 1) Describe two of these disappointments. How are they affected by these disappointments?

Part 2) If this accident had occurred in the United States, would these disappointments still have occurred? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do these disappointments make the successful outcome more bittersweet?

Essay Topic 3

Both the SAR and family members search for the Fairchild and its passengers.

Part 1) Describe the various searches. How does the history of Uruguay affect these searches?

Part 2) What is unusual about some of the tactics used by the families? Would these sources of information be trusted in the United States? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the author convey the feelings of disappointment, joy, and suspense felt by these people?

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