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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 summer begin in the Andes?

2. In what do Madelon (Vilero) Rodriguez and Estela Perez continue to believe?

3. How is the search expanded?

4. To buoy their spirits, what does Marcelo try to do?

5. What does the Air Force do to the parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Uruguay when this book was written.

2. How is the expedition?

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

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

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

6. Why is the team traveling to Chile?

7. What takes place on December 11th?

8. What are Canessa and Parrado trying to fix?

9. Describe Day Ten.

10. How do Marcelo Perez and Daniel Fernandez feel about their friends? What do they do to help their friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the most important jobs belonged to Father Andres Rojas.

Part 1) What was his job? Why is it important?

Part 2) How might his help have affected the boys for the rest of their lives?

Part 3) What other people could help in a similar way? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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