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

2. After Greg had the money to build the school in Korphe, he went back to Pakistan and got a ___ .

3. What was the hired truck's destination that carried the Korphe school supplies?

4. In one village, ___ village elders, along with the person Greg entrusted with the Korphe school supplies, insisted that Greg build a school in their village.

5. What did the people of Korphe call Greg as he stayed and rendered service to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Changazi and two of his village elders want Greg to do with the Korphe school building supplies?

2. How did Kishwar Syed help Greg with his letter writing effort to raise money for the Korphe school project?

3. What was Greg's attitude about spending money in Pakistan for his travel and accommodations?

4. What did Greg find on the day he visited the Korphe "school"?

5. What did Haji Ali and Greg talk about that the people needed before a school could be built?

6. Why was Greg ambivalent about a relationship with Dr. Villard?

7. How did Greg and Mouzafer reconnect after Greg got lost the first time, after the failed K2 climb?

8. What happened with Greg's relationship with Marina when he returned to the U.S., expecting her to meet him upon arrival?

9. How did Greg get so tired that he lost sight of his guide and fellow climber and then got lost, after the failed K2 attempt?

10. Why did Greg turn his disappointment about the Korphe school project, and the needed bridge, onto himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Greg's personal and professional lives begin to fall apart with the mounting difficulties of his work in Pakistan; and what were some of these difficulties?

Essay Topic 2

The people of Korphe wanted a bridge. Greg not only did not have the money to build it, he was reluctant to have a bridge connecting the outside world to Korphe. What did the bridge symbolize to the people, and what did it symbolize to Greg? Provide details from the book in responses.

Essay Topic 3

What projects did Greg complete in Korphe, as detailed in the book, and how did each completed project impact the women of Korphe?

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