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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As what is Gerard Croiset well known?
(a) A spy.
(b) A clairvoyant.
(c) A rescue worker.
(d) A rugby player.

2. Why do some of the other parents pledge their help?
(a) Because they would feel guilty doing otherwise.
(b) Because they cannot think of what else to do.
(c) Because they still hold out hope that their sons are alive.
(d) Because they wanted to know what had happened to the plane.

3. Why do the parents try to locate a peasant miner?
(a) He has seen debris from the crash.
(b) He will lead them through the mountains to search for their children.
(c) It is rumored that he saw the crash.
(d) He is also a clairvoyant.

4. Who owned the plane the team chartered?
(a) The Chilean government.
(b) The team captain.
(c) The Uruguayan government.
(d) The United States government.

5. What is the largest city in Uruguay?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Quito.
(d) Montevideo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vizintin discover?

2. Who is contacted when the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?

3. The radio team heard news that the search would be resumed by the Uruguayan Air Force. What does this information bring?

4. What is Canessa's opinion about hiking?

5. What is the only way to improve visibility?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Madelon Rodriguez and Estela Perez continue to believe?

2. What is taking place back at the Fairchild?

3. What do the parents do on December 5th?

4. On Day Ten, what do the survivors decide?

5. Describe the plane they chartered and the course which it was to take.

6. How do Marcelo Perez and Daniel Fernandez feel about their friends? What do they do to help their friends?

7. How do the survivors prepare to sleep?

8. Describe the crash.

9. What information does Croiset Jr. give the parents?

10. What complicated the search?

(see the answer keys)

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