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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. To where are the majority of the survivors then moved to celebrate the Christmas holiday?

2. What do Harley and Nicolich do when they hear the news?

3. What do the boys do when they come across a paradise of sorts?

4. The sleepless night brought a morning full of hope. What do the men know without a doubt?

5. Why do the boys not kill the cow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the helicopters do when they arrive?

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

3. How is the cross found in the snow discouraging to the parents?

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

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

6. What takes place on December 23rd?

7. What false hope do the survivors experience?

8. It is surprising to the survivors?

9. Describe the surprise Parrado and Canessa received the next morning.

10. How is Wednesday, December 20th important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Both the SAR and family members search for the Fairchild and its passengers.

Part 1) Describe the various searches. How does the history of Uruguay affect these searches?

Part 2) What is unusual about some of the tactics used by the families? Would these sources of information be trusted in the United States? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does the author convey the feelings of disappointment, joy, and suspense felt by these people?

Essay Topic 3

Twenty-nine of the forty-five passengers and crew did not survive.

Part 1) What is the main cause for most of their deaths?

Part 2) Could many of these deaths have been avoided, other than by not crashing? Explain.

Part 3) How might the dead feel about the ways their bodies had been used? Use the text to support your response.

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