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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What former mujahadeen commander was in charge of the Border Security Force in eastern Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 6?
(a) Wohid Khan.
(b) Sarfraz Khan.
(c) Wakil Karimi.
(d) Sadhar Khan.

2. Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise since the United States occupation started in what year?
(a) 1998.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2001.

3. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?
(a) The University of Montana.
(b) The University of Kansas.
(c) The University of South Dakota.
(d) The University of Minnesota.

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

5. What kind of missionaries were Greg Mortenson's parents?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Athiest.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Christian.

6. Under Taliban law, girls were allowed neither to work nor to be educated after the age of what?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

7. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1955.

8. What did Greg Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan to be for him in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Remote project director.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Transportation manager.
(d) Head of construction.

9. In Sarhad, Mortenson was touched by the excitement of the students, especially a young girl who had been left disabled due to what disease?
(a) Gout.
(b) Rickets.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Yellow Fever.

10. Into what village was Greg Mortenson taken and nursed back to health following his attempt at K2?
(a) Khuzdar.
(b) Sadiqabad.
(c) Peshawar.
(d) Korphe.

11. What does the word "taliban" mean in Arabic?
(a) Rulers.
(b) Almighty.
(c) Students.
(d) Rebels.

12. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's sister, in whose memory he sought to climb K2?
(a) Marsha.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Christa.

13. Where was Sarfraz Khan shot and permanently disfigured while in the military?
(a) His face.
(b) His spine.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hand.

14. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?
(a) 1897.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1901.

15. When was Greg Mortenson born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Kirghiz leader did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 6?

2. What refers to the Hindko speaking community who belong to the Hazara region of Pakistan?

3. Who does the author claim in Part 1: Chapter 5 was not above taking a profit from the sale of opium in his community but would take the money and use it to better the lives of his own people?

4. What is the capital of Afghanistan?

5. What is the name of the remote mountainous section of Afghanistan where the Kirghiz people live?

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