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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 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?
(a) About 2 months.
(b) 18 weeks.
(c) A few months.
(d) 3 months.

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

3. How much did the radio device hat Dr. Rice took on an expedition in Chapter 17 cost?
(a) About $5,000.
(b) $4,500.
(c) $7,100.
(d) Around $6,000.

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

5. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers died?
(a) 18,000.
(b) Nearly 20,000.
(c) 11,000.
(d) About 17,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?

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

3. In Chapter 16, what type of ceiling was in the manuscript division in Brazil's National Library?

4. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?

5. When was Fawcett so poor that he could not pay his membership dues to the Royal Geographical Society?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, where did Fawcett wish to explore for Z and why?

2. What did the manuscript look like that Grann viewed at the National Library in Chapter 16?

3. What did Fawcett speculate happened to the Amazon populations that the conquistadors encountered?

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

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

6. In Chapter 13, what was James Lynch doing?

7. How did the Echojas remove grubs from someone?

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

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

10. How did Lynch escape from captivity when he was captured on his expedition to find what happened to Fawcett?

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