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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. After the first eight survivors had flown away, what do the the rest of the crash survivors do?

2. What arrives on December 12th?

3. What do the survivors hear intermittently?

4. The families oscillated between what?

5. Whose body is placed on reserve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Canessa and Parrado feel when they awake?

2. How is the cross found in the snow discouraging to the parents?

3. What takes place on December 12th?

4. What does the minor's story confirm? What is done with this information?

5. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

6. What false hope do the survivors experience?

7. How do the two men proceed after Vizintin goes back to the Fairchild?

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

9. What takes place on December 23rd?

10. Describe the arrival of the helicopters.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It was not easy for the survivors to slip back into their normal lives.

Part 1) Why might this be difficult? What were their various reactions to returning to normal life?

Part 2) Could one who experiences such trauma ever truly return to a previous lifestyle? Why or why not?

Part 3) Is there any way the survivors can benefit from this experience? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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