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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the capital of Pakistan?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Gujranwala.
(c) Rawalpindi.
(d) Lahore.

3. In Part 2: Chapter 10, ____________ and his principal continued to teach out of tents in Patika, after growing weary of the promises of aid workers and government agents who failed to follow through?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Omar.
(c) Krakauer.
(d) Chaudry.

4. In the end of Part 2: Chapter 8, Mortenson was going crazy sitting at home in Montana, so his wife told him to pack a bag and go to Pakistan despite the fact he would not be able to return home for which holiday?
(a) Easter.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

5. 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) Was good at baseball.
(d) Could read.

6. Before Mortenson and his team could complete the final leg of their journey in Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson learned that _________ wanted to have lunch with him in three days.
(a) The Prime Minister of Afghanistan.
(b) The President of Pakistan.
(c) The Prime Minister of Pakistan.
(d) The King of Pakistan.

7. What is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the Islamic month for fasting?
(a) Muḥarram.
(b) Shawwāl.
(c) Rajab.
(d) Ramadan.

8. After his surgery, Mortenson ordered Sarfraz to take how long off work in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.

9. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz hired designers from where to design earthquake-proof schools?
(a) Japan.
(b) Canada.
(c) United States.
(d) China.

10. In what small village did Kolenda learn that the people desperately wanted a school for their children in Part 3: Chapter 12?
(a) Farah.
(b) Saw.
(c) Khost.
(d) Ghazni.

11. Azad Kashmir has an estimated population of how many?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 11 million.
(c) 4 million.
(d) 8 million.

12. When did Mortenson suffer a panic attack in Part 2: Chapter 11?
(a) July, 2004.
(b) November, 2007.
(c) March, 2004.
(d) June, 2005.

13. Kunar Province is located in what region of Afghanistan?
(a) Northeast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Southeast.

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

15. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz underwent surgery for what?
(a) Abscessed gall bladder and liver.
(b) Broken foot.
(c) Brain cancer.
(d) Lung cancer.

Short Answer 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?

2. What occupation did Wakil Karimi hold when Mortenson met him?

3. On what date did Sarfraz enter Azad Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 8?

4. What percentage of the students in the tent schools in Patika passed their tests in the spring in Part 2: Chapter 10?

5. Where did Sarfraz begin his tour of the areas impacted by the earthquake in Part 2: Chapter 7?

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