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

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

3. The helicopters climbed how many feet before reaching the summit and moving down the opposite side?
(a) 13,500 feet.
(b) 12,500 feet.
(c) 11,500 feet.
(d) 10,500 feet.

4. What do the parents hear on Ponce de Leon's radio?
(a) A snippet of conversation about a plane being found.
(b) A snippet of conversation about a cross being found.
(c) A snippet of conversation about a new search beginning.
(d) A snippet of conversation about hikers being found.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real reason Paez Vilaro is detained?

2. With what are Armando and Enrique happy to supply the hikers?

3. Do the helicopters evacuate the survivors immediately?

4. How close is it to Christmas?

5. On whom does Parrado focus?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Canessa and Parrado nervous?

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

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

4. Describe the arrival of the helicopters.

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

6. What takes place on December 23rd?

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

8. How do the men cross the river?

9. On what do Canessa and Parrado focus during their hike?

10. How do the two men proceed after Vizintin goes back to the Fairchild?

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