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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what do Madelon (Vilero) Rodriguez and Estela Perez continue to believe?
(a) Croiset's visions.
(b) Their sons.
(c) The Uruguayan Air Force.
(d) Their husbands.

2. The families oscillated between what?
(a) Believing there were some survivors and there were no survivors.
(b) Holding onto hope and giving up.
(c) Having faith and having shaky faith.
(d) Giving up slightly and giving up completely.

3. How is the snow under their feet?
(a) Slippery.
(b) Sharp.
(c) Mushy.
(d) Hard.

4. What revolutionary group was born?
(a) The Tuperwares.
(b) The Tuiricas.
(c) The Tupamaros.
(d) The Ticonderogas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does summer begin in the Andes?

2. What do the men do in Santiago?

3. For how long did the survivors watch the hikers' progress?

4. When do the four return to the Fairchild?

5. What is Canessa's opinion about hiking?

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