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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the transistor radio say has been found?
(a) A geological site.
(b) A cross in the snow.
(c) Hikers.
(d) A plane.

2. Why does Paez Vilaro think he gets detained by the international police?
(a) Because he does not have a passport.
(b) Because he has lost his ticket.
(c) Because they found the plane.
(d) Because of the puppy.

3. Why do the parents hire another plane to take them to Santiago?
(a) The first plane cannot be repaired.
(b) They do not trust the military men.
(c) They are unwilling to waste any more time waiting for the first plane to be fixed.
(d) They are afraid to ride on the first plane.

4. While reviewing an aeronautical map of the area, how does Croiset Jr. feel?
(a) The pilot had flown too close the mountains and crashed.
(b) There are no survivors.
(c) Only a couple of men survive.
(d) The copilot, not the pilot, had been flying the plane when one of its engines broke down.

5. What does a combination of severe cold and high altitude cause?
(a) Sickness in the rescue workers.
(b) The C-47's delay.
(c) The destruction of the C-47.
(d) A cancellation of the search.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest city in Uruguay?

2. From what does Echavarren suffer?

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

4. What does the Air Force do to the parents?

5. What do the family members see as they fly over the lake?

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