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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, at what altitude did Fawcett and Chivers begin to feel the heat of the jungle?
(a) 2,500 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 3,000 feet.
(d) 3,500 feet.

2. When did Theodore Roosevelt explore an Amazon tributary?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1913.
(d) 1914.

3. In Chapter 2, how many months did Fawcett send dispatches about his expedition?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 months.

4. When Grann talked with one of Fawcett's grandchildren, what were the dates of the diaries that she let Grann read?
(a) 1902-1917.
(b) 1906-1921.
(c) 1904-1923.
(d) 1905-1920.

5. In Chapter 9, where did Grann find one of Fawcett's grandchildren?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Ireland.
(c) London.
(d) Wales.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, at what elevation does the Amazon River begin?

2. When was Fawcett's signet ring found?

3. In Chapter 1, how many years had Fawcett's adventures captivated the imaginations?

4. In Chapter 8 since the excavation of the Panama canal began in 1881, how many laborers died from malaria and yellow fever?

5. In Chapter 1, what occupation did Jack Fawcett wish to pursue after he returned from the expedition to Z?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Fawcett taught to see everything around him?

2. In Chapter 9, where and when was Fawcett's signet ring found?

3. In Chapter 6, who was Edward Ayearst Reeves?

4. In Chapter 1, what book was said to be based on Fawcett's experiences?

5. What was the condition of Fawcett and his men on the expedition to explore the Rio Verde?

6. Where does the Amazon river begin?

7. In Chapter 3, what does the author say happened when he was working on a story?

8. What happened to Lynch and his party at the end of Chapter 2?

9. Where was Fawcett in 1888?

10. When Grann went shopping for items for his expedition, what did a salesman help Grann purchase after he learned Grann had never been camping?

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