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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, where did Fawcett and Lyne dig trenches along with their men?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Holland.

2. How many years of anti-snakebite venom was Fawcett given in Chapter 20?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?
(a) End of 1912.
(b) Beginning of 1912.
(c) Middle of 1912.
(d) Summer of 1912.

4. In Chapter 18, how many horsepower did Dr. Rice's hydroplane have?
(a) 80.
(b) 150.
(c) 160.
(d) 70.

5. In Chapter 14, what did Fawcett observe the Guarayo Indians using to catch fish?
(a) Hooks.
(b) Nets.
(c) Poison.
(d) Spears.

6. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?
(a) 32,000.
(b) Around 50,000.
(c) 37,000.
(d) Almost 40,000.

7. When was Fawcett so poor that he could not pay his membership dues to the Royal Geographical Society?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1923.

8. In January 1916, what rank was Fawcett promoted to?
(a) Major.
(b) Lieutenant colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Colonel.

9. In Chapter 12, where was Fawcett's family living in 1907?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Southampton.
(c) Devon.
(d) Plymouth.

10. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1911.

11. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1914.

12. In Chapter 12, when did Nina visit Fawcett in South America?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1912.

13. When was Fawcett awarded he Distinguished Service Order medal?
(a) April 18, 1917.
(b) March 23, 1917.
(c) January 4, 1917.
(d) February 11, 1917.

14. How old was Fawcett when he volunteered to serve in World War I?
(a) 44.
(b) 46.
(c) 47.
(d) 45.

15. In Chapter 18, where did Nina move the family after leaving Jamaica?
(a) London.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Bristol.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what tribe of Indians did Dr. Rice's party encounter?

2. In Chapter 17, when did Nina write to the Royal Geographical Society saying that Fawcett had been gassed?

3. In Chapter 17 when Raleigh Rimell damaged a letter box, what did he have to pay to replace it?

4. In Chapter 12 after Murray got too ill to continue on the expedition, where did he end up where he was treated for his ailments?

5. At the end of Chapter 17, when did Fawcett set out on his own, alone?

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