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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the four return to the Fairchild?
(a) When they decide to take the luggage back to the plane.
(b) When it becomes apparent that no amount of tinkering could produce a working two-way radio.
(c) When an avalanche buries the tail of the plane.
(d) When they become hungry.

2. What did the school systems in place at that time lack?
(a) Adequate text books.
(b) The religious qualities the parents sought.
(c) Enough qualified teachers.
(d) Order.

3. Is Dr. Canessa fortunate?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Maybe.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

4. Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?
(a) Make the cockpit radio functional.
(b) Make the plane functional.
(c) Fix the transistor radio.
(d) Move the cockpit toward the rest of the plane.

5. When does summer begin in the Andes?
(a) January 15th.
(b) November 15th.
(c) December 15th.
(d) June 15th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the survivors feel when Vizintin comes sliding back to camp?

2. Who is the first man, an Andinist, who arrives?

3. How is Ponce de Leon's radio utilized?

4. What are the parents doing as Canessa and Parrado hike through the Andes?

5. What do the men begin to do?

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