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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. Where did Greg go to visit Hoerni to give him the picture of the completed Korphe school project?

2. The Korphe vocational center was where women could meet and ____.

3. Greg was back home with his wife for the birth of their first child, along with the ___.

4. Whose wife died in child birth?

5. What arrived in a red velvet box?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Greg hire additional teachers for the government school mentioned in Chapters 13 through 16?

2. On the day the Korphe school was completed, what did Haji Ali give Greg?

3. According to Chapters 13 through 16, why did Greg start taking his meals in the kitchen?

4. Who was Brent and how did he help in Korphe?

5. Why did Greg hire Parvi and Suleman when he returned to Pakistan, as detailed in Chapters 13 through 16?

6. Who suggested Greg make school building his life work, and why?

7. After the rain stopped in Korphe, how did Greg get started with building the bridge?

8. Why did Hoerni call Greg shortly after Greg's first child was born?

9. What did Greg admit to Twaha about his relationship with Marina?

10. What did Twaha tell Greg about finding the right woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the tenacity of climbing seen in various aspects of Greg's life, as detailed in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Once Greg had the money to buy building supplies for the Korphe school he had many challenges to overcome. Explain these challenges, and any resolutions. How did this experience help Greg for future projects? Hinder him for current projects?

Essay Topic 3

What was CAI, and how did Greg use this organization to facilitate his educational vision for Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan?

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