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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 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?
(a) About 600 pounds.
(b) 925 pounds.
(c) Around 700 pounds.
(d) 800 pounds.

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

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

4. How old was James Murray when he and Fawcett teamed up for an expedition in 1911?
(a) 42.
(b) 51.
(c) 48.
(d) 46.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, when did Fawcett, Jack and Raleigh leave Rio de Janeiro?

2. In Chapter 16, where did the author fly to find another Fawcett document?

3. When was Fawcett's daughter Joan born?

4. In January 1916, what rank was Fawcett promoted to?

5. At the end of Chapter 13, where was Lynch planning an expedition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the rubber boom collapse in South America?

2. How would Fawcett approach Indians?

3. How did George Lynch help Fawcett raise money for an expedition?

4. In Chapter 20, why did Fawcett try to persuade Raleigh to return with the guides?

5. Who wrote the manuscript that Grann viewed in Chapter 16?

6. In Chapter 12, how did Nina prepare herself to be able to go on an expedition with her husband?

7. In Chapter 14, how did a Spanish friar describe what happened to a companion who was struck by a poison arrow?

8. In Chapter 17, how did an encounter with the Yanomami unfold when Dr. Rice and his party encountered them?

9. How did the Echojas remove grubs from someone?

10. How did Leonard Darwin introduce Fawcett in 1911 at a lecture before the Royal Geographical Society?

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