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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the SAR send a few planes searching in a specified area?

2. What happens on December 11th?

3. Why are Parrado, Turcatti, and Canessa selected for the next expedition?

4. How does Croiset feel about the passengers?

5. What animals noticed the survivors and dead bodies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What complicated the search?

3. What are the effects of a second avalanche?

4. Describe Day Ten.

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

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

7. What is taking place back at the Fairchild?

8. Describe Uruguay when this book was written.

9. Who is Rafael Ponce de Leon?

10. How do the survivors feel about the search being resumed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Fairchild is found.

Part 1) How is the Fairchild found? Could it have been found without the aid of the two hikers? Explain.

Part 2) What might have been the reactions of both the survivors and the families? Explain.

Part 3) How would you feel if you had been a survivor or family member? What might be your reaction?

Essay Topic 2

It was not easy for the survivors to slip back into their normal lives.

Part 1) Why might this be difficult? What were their various reactions to returning to normal life?

Part 2) Could one who experiences such trauma ever truly return to a previous lifestyle? Why or why not?

Part 3) Is there any way the survivors can benefit from this experience? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The families suffer several disappointments.

Part 1) Describe two of these disappointments. How are they affected by these disappointments?

Part 2) If this accident had occurred in the United States, would these disappointments still have occurred? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do these disappointments make the successful outcome more bittersweet?

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