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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. Who took turns sleeping in the exposed area near the opening?

2. Who comforts Marcelo?

3. What does Paez Vilaro do to find the lost rugby players?

4. To whom do the Strauch sisters pray fervently?

5. As what is Gerard Croiset well known?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Ponce de Leon help the families of those lost in the Andes?

3. How does the ninth day begin?

4. Describe the crash.

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

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

7. Who is Rafael Ponce de Leon?

8. What is taking place back at the Fairchild?

9. Who saved many from the avalanche?

10. How do the parents feel about the called off search? How do they respond to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The survivors attempt several courses of action to stay alive.

Part 1) What are two of these courses of action? How do they decide which courses of action to take?

Part 2) What do these courses of action reveal about the survivors?

Part 3) What do these attempts at survival reveal about mankind?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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