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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hiking back to civilization after the failed climb, Greg lost sight of fellow hiker _____ and got lost.
(a) Mouzafer.
(b) Changazi.
(c) George McCown.
(d) Scott Darsney.

2. What sound did Greg hear after surviving a night lost in the mountains, that signaled he was near a village?
(a) Bleeting.
(b) Barking.
(c) Bells.
(d) Voices.

3. Who taught Greg how to use a computer?
(a) Syed.
(b) George.
(c) Tara.
(d) Hoerni.

4. What was the name of the copy shop that did not have typewriters when Greg needed to rent one to finish his donation letters?
(a) Lazer Image.
(b) Lazer Supply.
(c) Lazer Ink and Copy.
(d) Lazer Copy.

5. What was the hired truck's destination that carried the Korphe school supplies?
(a) Skardu.
(b) Kuardu.
(c) Korphe.
(d) Rawalpindi.

6. Who offered to have a school built before winter, if Greg built a school in their village instead of in Korphe?
(a) Changazi.
(b) Twaha.
(c) Mouzafer.
(d) Parvi.

7. What was the only item Greg had with him when he got lost after the failed climb?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Shovel.
(c) Water canteen.
(d) Rope.

8. Who served Greg his tea when he was welcomed into Korphe?
(a) Sakina.
(b) Jahan.
(c) Twaha.
(d) Fatima.

9. With whom did Greg leave the Korphe school supplies once the hired truck reached its destination?
(a) Mouzafer.
(b) Changazi.
(c) Abdul.
(d) Twaha.

10. When Greg finally encountered his guide after being lost, what did Greg agree to let his guide carry for him because he was too weak?
(a) His pack.
(b) His canteen.
(c) Himself.
(d) His extra food.

11. Greg was reluctant to contact the donor of the $12,000 for the Korphe school to say he failed, but ___ convinced him to call the donor, so Greg called.
(a) Dr. Anesthi.
(b) Dr. Villard.
(c) Dr. Hoerni.
(d) Dr. Reichardt.

12. Greg's failure to climb the ___ mountain in Pakistan led to great successes in his life.
(a) K2.
(b) K5.
(c) K4.
(d) K3.

13. The bridge would go over what river?
(a) The Braldu.
(b) The Bara.
(c) The Shigar.
(d) The Shyok.

14. In Chapters 6 through 9, Greg worried that who would take the Korphe school supplies he had left in safe keeping?
(a) Outlanders.
(b) Drug dealers.
(c) Bandits.
(d) Police.

15. After the disappointment in Korphe Greg returned stateside to _____.
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Hailey.
(c) River Falls.
(d) Ramsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who met Greg at the door when he arrived to find out why they did not meet him when he returned stateside?

2. What did Greg do while one of the supply items was being bargained over for hours?

3. The room Greg got in Pakistan was stifling hot and enclosed with what?

4. What item had Greg planned to leave on the mountain to honor his youngest sister?

5. After being stopped overnight in the hired truck carrying the Korphe school supplies, what indicated to Greg and the driver that the local issue had been resolved?

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