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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the parents agree to do with this information?
(a) Begin their own search.
(b) Ignore it.
(c) Bring it to the attention of the Uruguayan Air Force.
(d) Share it with another clairvoyant.

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

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

4. How had Numa Tarcatti and Pancho Delgado survived under the snow?
(a) They had a pocket of air to breathe.
(b) They had warm blankets.
(c) They poked holes in the snow to breathe.
(d) They screamed for help.

5. What is done with the luggage?
(a) It is left in the snow.
(b) It is formed into the shape of a cross in the snow.
(c) It is thrown into the plane.
(d) It is used to create a wall over the gaping hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Canessa and Parrado remained at the Fairchild and attempted to do what?

2. When do the four return to the Fairchild?

3. How does Ponce de Leon help the families?

4. How is the snow under their feet?

5. When the survivors hear rumbling, what do they believe it is?

(see the answer key)

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