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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Back in Montevideo, how are the women feeling?
(a) More impatient with the lack of progress.
(b) Depressed and hopeless.
(c) Content with what is being done.
(d) Angry and hysterical.

2. Who took turns sleeping in the exposed area near the opening?
(a) The weak and sick.
(b) The couples.
(c) The strongest among the survivors.
(d) The injured.

3. What else do these women still believe?
(a) God will save their children.
(b) The Uruguayan government will find the plane.
(c) Their sons are dead.
(d) Their sons are alive.

4. What does the Air Force do to the parents?
(a) They agree to the parents' petition.
(b) They refuse the parents' petition.
(c) They ignore the parents completely.
(d) They consider the petition.

5. What is Gustavo Nicolich's role during this tragedy?
(a) He is the complainer.
(b) He is the pilot.
(c) He is the organizer.
(d) He is team captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can airplanes be flown low in the mountain range?

2. Who are the two major political parties?

3. When do the excited passengers begin to arrive at the Carrasco airport for their departure?

4. Who found himself covered in snow?

5. What is the largest city in Uruguay?

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