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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the helicopter arrive to pick up the last survivors?
(a) Ten o'clock.
(b) Eight o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Five o'clock.

2. Why is Diaz summoned back by the survivors?
(a) They are worried the Andinists will leave them.
(b) They are worried about the Andinists.
(c) They feel someone should see what their lives have been like.
(d) They feel someone should stay with them.

3. After the first eight survivors had flown away, what do the the rest of the crash survivors do?
(a) Play games in the snow.
(b) Return to the Fairchild.
(c) Complain that they were not taken away.
(d) Watch the plane fly away.

4. As a group, how are the survivors becoming?
(a) Positive and upbeat.
(b) Irritable and depressed.
(c) Uncertain but hopeful.
(d) Cheerful and hopeful.

5. How does the extreme altitude affect the boys?
(a) It ends their hike.
(b) It wears on their bodies and exhausts them.
(c) It makes it easier to breathe.
(d) It forces them to turn around.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems too good to be true?

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

3. Why are Parrado, Turcatti, and Canessa selected for the next expedition?

4. Why is Fito reluctant to use one of the bodies?

5. What did the school systems in place at that time lack?

(see the answer key)

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