1. How many miners were trapped in the San Jose Mine in Chile?

2. Who was the last miner to be rescued?

3. a) For how many total days were the miners trapped underground?
b) The previous record for the most days trapped underground was held by Chinese miners who survived a cave-in in 2009. How long were those miners trapped underground?

4. For how many days were the miners trapped before being located by Chilean rescue workers?

5. a) Who is Macarena Valdes?
b) Re-read paragraphs 22-26. How would you describe Ms. Valdes? Explain your answer.

6. In addition to mining engineers and Ms. Valdes, list the people who worked with the miners while they were trapped, and those who worked on the rescue operation, as mentioned in this article.

7.  Did you notice the t-shirts the miners were wearing as they came out of the capsule?  The shirts read: "Thank you Lord." On the back are the words, "To Him be the glory and honor," taken from Psalm 95:4. "Because in his hands are the depths of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are His."  The shirts were donated by the brother of miner Jose Henriquez, who is a Christian and had been a spiritual guide for the group. 

• Mario Sepúlveda, the second worker to be rescued and the one who gained the admiration of the world for his good attitude when he came out of the mine, was the first to speak to the press.  "God and the devil were fighting over me and God won", he said. "I always knew they would get me out. I always had faith in the professionals here in Chile and in the Great Creator."
• The fourth miner to surface was the Bolivian Carlos Mamani. He knelt down, as soon as he came out of the capsule and pointed to heaven, giving thanks to God.
• Omar Reygadas, a 56-year-old electrician did the same.  He came out of the capsule with a Bible in his hands and knelt down to give thanks to God.  Written on his helmet was, "God lives."

What do you think about the miners' acknowledgement of God's intervention in saving all of them during the cave-in, and their ultimate rescue? Explain your answer.