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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. To what do the men return?
(a) Their hike out of the mountains.
(b) The squalor they had been living in.
(c) A feeling of home.
(d) Civilization.

2. What do the concerned and confused family members begin to do?
(a) Arrive in Quito.
(b) Arrive in Montevideo.
(c) Call each other.
(d) Arrive in Santiago.

3. How does Ponce de Leon help the families?
(a) He uses his clairvoyant visions to find the plane.
(b) He contacts the Air Force.
(c) He calls his friends in the United States.
(d) He uses his radio to shuttle information between the families and officials.

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

5. What did the school systems in place at that time lack?
(a) Adequate text books.
(b) Enough qualified teachers.
(c) The religious qualities the parents sought.
(d) Order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals noticed the survivors and dead bodies?

2. On what does the search focus?

3. How was a democratic state created?

4. What do the men do in Santiago?

5. Who spurred on the expedition team so they could make it back to the Fairchild?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the team traveling to Chile?

2. What do the family members do once they reach Santiago?

3. Describe the crash.

4. How does the ninth day begin?

5. What complicated the search?

6. What was done after the air traffic control service lost contact with the Fairchild?

7. When does the SAR send out a few planes in a specified area?

8. What takes place on December 11th?

9. What are Canessa and Parrado trying to fix?

10. What does Paez Vilaro do to search for the missing plane?

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