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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is discovered back at the Fairchild?
(a) Someone has gone missing.
(b) Someone is hiding bodies.
(c) Someone had extra food on the plane but did not tell anyone.
(d) Someone is pilfering extra food.

2. What arrives on December 12th?
(a) Funding for the search for the survivors.
(b) The location of the Fairchild.
(c) A C-47 plane promised by the Uruguayan Air Force.
(d) Gifts for the survivors.

3. What is the roaring sound that Canessa and Parrado hear?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) A bear.
(c) A river.
(d) a plane.

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

5. For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?
(a) They did not watch them.
(b) For several minutes.
(c) For only a moment.
(d) For as long as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there little snow on the top of the mountain?

2. Who takes the lead on the expedition?

3. From whom did Uruguay fight for its independence from its neighbors?

4. Did the pilots have experience flying over the Andes mountains?

5. What does the miner's story confirm?

(see the answer key)

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