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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the parents try to locate a peasant miner?
(a) He has seen debris from the crash.
(b) It is rumored that he saw the crash.
(c) He is also a clairvoyant.
(d) He will lead them through the mountains to search for their children.

2. What do the survivors believe this find to be?
(a) Their plane.
(b) Their men.
(c) The geophysicists' cross.
(d) Their cross made of luggage.

3. What does Canessa do continuously during the hike?
(a) He prays to God.
(b) He prays to his patron saint.
(c) He thinks about his mother.
(d) He thinks about his father.

4. How many survivors are flown to San Fernando?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

5. On December 11th, what do the parents do?
(a) They accompany military personnel aboard a plane in search of their children.
(b) They learn that their sons are dead.
(c) They meet with the Uruguayan president.
(d) They wait for a plane to arrive to search for their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two major political parties?

2. Who is the only surviving woman?

3. Why do some of the other parents pledge their help?

4. The helicopters climbed how many feet before reaching the summit and moving down the opposite side?

5. What do these animals mean to the survivors?

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