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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where are the majority of the survivors then moved to celebrate the Christmas holiday?
(a) A local's home.
(b) A private room in the hospital.
(c) A rental home.
(d) The local hotel.

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

3. Why are this many people rescued first?
(a) To prepare the others for the flight later in the day.
(b) To advertise this extraordinary rescue.
(c) To care for them without incurring any undue danger.
(d) To anger the other survivors.

4. What does the next morning bring?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) A fog bank.
(d) An avalanche.

5. How soon do Canessa and Parrado awake after a rest?
(a) Just a few hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Many hours.
(d) One hour.

6. What does Dr. Canessa do when he hears the news?
(a) He calls his wife.
(b) He heads to Santiago.
(c) He heads home.
(d) He heads back to San Fernando.

7. Who is the first man, an Andinist, who arrives?
(a) Armando Saldo.
(b) Eduardo Sanchez.
(c) Sergio Diaz.
(d) Juan Rodriguez.

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

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

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

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

12. What had geophysicists created?
(a) An avalanche.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A cross as part of a geology experiment.
(d) A substation.

13. Why are the pilots of the broken-down C-47 also disappointed?
(a) They had both flown the Fairchild.
(b) They worry about the survivors.
(c) They feel upset for the parents.
(d) They were friends with the Fairchild's pilot and co-pilot.

14. Where are the survivors brought?
(a) To the hospital of St. Joan of Arc.
(b) To the hospital of St. Joshua.
(c) To the hospital of St. John of God.
(d) To the hospital of St. Jude.

15. Why is there little snow on the top of the mountain?
(a) The air is too thin for snow.
(b) There is too much humidity.
(c) It is too high to snow.
(d) It is wind blown and lacking in humidity.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day are the survivors reunited with each other and with their families?

2. Why are the survivors looking for more bodies?

3. How many carabineers arrived and asked for directions to the plane?

4. What does Canessa do continuously during the hike?

5. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?

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