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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the parents hire another plane to take them to Santiago?
(a) They are afraid to ride on the first plane.
(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) The first plane cannot be repaired.

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

3. What is the only way to improve visibility?
(a) To travel by foot.
(b) To fly low.
(c) To use binoculars.
(d) To wait until the weather improves.

4. What does the record amount of snowfall in the Andes mountains do to the SAR's search?
(a) It ends it completely.
(b) It pushes it back from February to March.
(c) It pushes it back from January to February.
(d) It causes it to begin early.

5. Why does Marcelo feel responsible for their losses?
(a) He hired the plane and pilots.
(b) He told the pilots on which course to fly.
(c) He crashed the plane.
(d) He had encouraged the others to take the trip.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does summer begin in the Andes?

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

3. What are the Chilean military police called?

4. Who spurred on the expedition team so they could make it back to the Fairchild?

5. With whom do the parents meet on December 5th?

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