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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who takes the lead on the expedition?
(a) Parrado.
(b) Canessa.
(c) Strauch.
(d) Suarez.

3. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?
(a) Something will go wrong.
(b) They are worried the news will not get to the plane in time.
(c) They want the news to travel faster for the sake of their friends still stranded on the Fairchild.
(d) Their friends will not make it through the night.

4. What is the real reason Paez Vilaro is detained?
(a) They had found the boys hiking and the location of the plane.
(b) They need to find a copy of his ticket.
(c) They do not want the puppy on the plane.
(d) They will not let him fly without his passport.

5. With whom do the survivors talk and eat?
(a) Each other.
(b) Their families.
(c) The doctors.
(d) The Andinists.

6. How many survivors are flown to San Fernando?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

7. How do the men go to bed feeling?
(a) Nervous about seeing their families.
(b) Frustrated that they cannot leave now.
(c) Worried about their friends still in the plane.
(d) Excited at the prospect of a helicopter's arrival in the morning.

8. Is it easy to slip back into the lives the men had left behind?
(a) No.
(b) Somewhat.
(c) At times.
(d) Yes.

9. What news is given to Dr. Canessa?
(a) There is no news about his son.
(b) He will not see his son for several weeks.
(c) His son is one of the survivors.
(d) His son has not survived.

10. What do the boys do when they come across a paradise of sorts?
(a) They hug.
(b) They give thanks to God and rest.
(c) They look for other signs of life.
(d) They celebrate.

11. What does Paez do upon receiving this news?
(a) He runs outside and gets in a taxi.
(b) He finds another flight to San Fernando.
(c) He gets on the plane.
(d) He runs to tell his friend, Rodriguez, who is already on the plane.

12. Whose body is placed on reserve?
(a) Liliana's.
(b) Marco's.
(c) Fito's.
(d) Eduardo's.

13. Why is Fito reluctant to use one of the bodies?
(a) It is the body of his cousin, Daniel.
(b) It is the body of his teammate, Eduardo.
(c) It is the body of his best friend, Jesus.
(d) It is the body of his brother, Guido.

14. What do Harley and Nicolich do when they hear the news?
(a) They reverse direction.
(b) They continue home.
(c) They catch a flight to Santiago.
(d) They cannot decide what to do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the survivors feel when Vizintin comes sliding back to camp?

2. What does Canessa do continuously during the hike?

3. Where do the hikers take shelter?

4. What do the survivors discover when listening to the radio?

5. Where is a cross discovered?

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