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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?
(a) Muttawa.
(b) Mamoul.
(c) Merhaba.
(d) Mujahadeen.

2. In Part 1: Chapter 5, CAI had just received a flood of donations due to an article that appeared in what periodical?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) Newsweek Magazine.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Parade Magazine.

3. When did the Soviet war in Afghanistan begin?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1964.

4. In Part 1: Chapter 5, due to having just received a flood of donations, where was CAI able to agree to build a school to appease Sadhar?
(a) Jalalabad.
(b) Taloqan.
(c) Baharak.
(d) Samangan.

5. In what village was the Government Boys' Degree High School located?
(a) Chiras.
(b) Rudbar.
(c) Karokh.
(d) Patika.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bantu language did Greg Mortenson learn fluently as a child?

2. When was Pakistan struck by a major earthquake in the narrative?

3. Where did Mortenson spend his early childhood and adolescence?

4. What was the magnitude of the Kashmir earthquake?

5. What young orphan who was talented at fixing cars did Mortenson want to help in Part 1: Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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