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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, when did Fawcett and his men take up positions along a river in Northern France?

2. In Chapter 13, where did Grann land when he arrived in Brazil?

3. In Chapter 12, how much was Fawcett's annual salary from the boundary commission?

4. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?

5. In Chapter 14, when was the only time that Fawcett shot at Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When did World War I end, and what was the cost of the war in human lives?

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

6. In Chapter 19, how did Grann describe the situation for many indigenous people in modern times?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fawcett believed there was a lost city, and archaeologists and anthropologists are looking for lost worlds today. How does the author present the theme that there are unseen worlds waiting to be discovered, and what does the author reveal about unseen worlds in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Fawcett, Jack, and Raleigh were naïve about what was before them on their expedition. In what ways were the men naïve, and how was the naiveté that Fawcett demonstrated different from the naiveté the young men demonstrated?

Essay Topic 3

Fawcett had two sons, but was closest to his son Jack. What type of relationship did Fawcett have with his two sons, and how did the way that he showed favoritism toward Jack affect his relationship with Brian?

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