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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 16, how many manuscripts are in Brazil's National Library?
(a) 630,000.
(b) Around 800,000.
(c) 740,000.
(d) About 500,000.

2. Who did Raleigh fall in love with on the voyage from New York in Chapter 20?
(a) An American girl from New York.
(b) An American girl from California.
(c) Daughter of a British duke.
(d) Daughter of a British Earl.

3. When was James Murray born?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1865.

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?
(a) Saweto.
(b) Alto Madidi.
(c) Pueblo Putaya.
(d) Breu.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Fawcett when he volunteered to serve in World War I?

2. How many documents are housed in Brazil's National Library?

3. In Chapter 12, when did Nina visit Fawcett in South America?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Murray eat when he was separate from Fawcett and the others?

5. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Fawcett describe home in Chapter 12?

2. What mysterious box did Dr. Rice take on an expedition in Chapter 17?

3. How did the Echojas remove grubs from someone?

4. Who was Alexander Hamilton Rice?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 20, how did the men who served under Fawcett during the war feel about him?

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

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