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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spurred on the expedition team so they could make it back to the Fairchild?
(a) Vizintin.
(b) Parrado.
(c) Turcatti.
(d) Canessa.

2. With what are Armando and Enrique happy to supply the hikers?
(a) Stories and firewood.
(b) Food and shelter.
(c) Blankets and medicine.
(d) More food and pleasant conversation.

3. What does Dr. Canessa do when he hears the news?
(a) He heads home.
(b) He heads to Santiago.
(c) He calls his wife.
(d) He heads back to San Fernando.

4. When the men politely answer the reporters' questions, what do they do?
(a) They give no real answers.
(b) They omit nothing.
(c) They give all the details.
(d) They omit a few details.

5. What does Paez Vilaro do to find the lost rugby players?
(a) He mounts his own search.
(b) He calls his friends in the United States for help.
(c) He contacts a clairvoyant.
(d) He talks to a water diviner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lack of nutrients doing to the survivors' bodies?

2. How does Croiset feel about the passengers?

3. Who took turns sleeping in the exposed area near the opening?

4. What happens on December 11th?

5. What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?

(see the answer key)

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