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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. How are the carabineers prepared to retrieve survivors?
(a) By boat.
(b) By helicopter.
(c) By foot.
(d) By plane.

2. How far are Canessa and Parrado from the nearest town called San Fernando?
(a) A fifteen minute walk.
(b) A one day ride.
(c) A two day ride.
(d) A one hour drive.

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

4. The families oscillated between what?
(a) Giving up slightly and giving up completely.
(b) Believing there were some survivors and there were no survivors.
(c) Holding onto hope and giving up.
(d) Having faith and having shaky faith.

5. What does a combination of severe cold and high altitude cause?
(a) Sickness in the rescue workers.
(b) A cancellation of the search.
(c) The destruction of the C-47.
(d) The C-47's delay.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon do Canessa and Parrado awake after a rest?

2. How do the men go to bed feeling?

3. How is the snow under their feet?

4. What does Canessa do continuously during the hike?

5. What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the parents feel about the reading of the survivors' names?

2. What searches take place the next morning?

3. What was happening with the search while Parrado and Canessa hiked?

4. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

5. How do Canessa and Parrado feel when they awake?

6. What is the summer sun doing? How is this good and bad?

7. Why is Paez Vilaro lagging behind?

8. How do the survivors react to the Andinists?

9. What do the survivors do when the first eight are flown away?

10. Why is Paez Vilaro detained by the international police?

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