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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insightful little girl informed Mortenson that the students were still traumatized by the earthquake and they wanted desks in the classroom in Part 2: Chapter 9?
(a) Shararah.
(b) Farrukhzad.
(c) Anoosheh.
(d) Farzana.

2. Where was Greg Mortenson when he received word of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan?
(a) Salt Lake City, UT.
(b) Seattle, Washington.
(c) Dallas, Texas.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

3. What is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east?
(a) Azerbaijan.
(b) Tajikistan.
(c) Kazakhstan.
(d) Qatar.

4. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz encouraged Mortenson to delay thinking about closing what?
(a) Tent schools.
(b) Stores.
(c) Churches.
(d) Hospitals.

5. When did the Partition of India take place?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

6. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?
(a) Tagao.
(b) Tokzar.
(c) Char Burj.
(d) Bozai Gumbaz.

7. When did Mortenson receive an email from LTC Chris Kolenda in Part 3: Chapter 12?
(a) April, 2005.
(b) September, 2008.
(c) June, 2008.
(d) September, 2007.

8. What was the magnitude of the Kashmir earthquake?
(a) 7.1.
(b) 6.2.
(c) 7.6.
(d) 8.5.

9. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's son?
(a) Khyber.
(b) Pazir.
(c) Sadiq.
(d) Hasma.

10. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz continued to monitor the tent schools in Azad Kashmir as well as what other locations?
(a) Pakistan and the Simin.
(b) Tajikistan and the Behnam.
(c) Afghanistan and the Behnam.
(d) Afghanistan and the Wakhan.

11. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson found himself obsessed with the activity in Pakistan until the night he realized his five year old son ___________.
(a) Was sick.
(b) Knew subtraction.
(c) Could read.
(d) Was good at baseball.

12. Approximately how many casualties were there from the Kashmir earthquake?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 79,000.
(d) 120,000.

13. Where did Mortenson return in January in Part 2: Chapter 9?
(a) Montana.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Idaho.
(d) California.

14. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson's daughter asked a simple question which led to CAI sending thousands of ___________ to Pakistani schools.
(a) Crayons.
(b) Books.
(c) Jump ropes.
(d) Chalkboards.

15. What is the state capital of Kashmir?
(a) Hyderabad.
(b) Muzaffarabad.
(c) Quetta.
(d) Gojra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Greg Mortonson's wife hold?

2. What is the capital of Kunar Province?

3. Where did Wakil Karimi grow up?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz underwent surgery for what?

5. What is a 500 mile mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan?

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