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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1997.

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

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

4. When was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?
(a) July, 2006.
(b) April, 2009.
(c) September, 2008.
(d) October, 2005.

5. What reconstruction authority was made by the military regime to accommodate the retired high military officials while keeping the command of the reconstruction and rehabilitation authority directly under the military in Pakistan?
(a) CHIRP.
(b) SABAL.
(c) ERRA.
(d) PURA.

6. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Mortenson got the approval for Sarfraz to build how many earthquake proof schools in Azad Kashmir?
(a) 16.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

7. 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.

8. After how long of a journey was Sarfraz finally returned to Pakistan where he underwent surgery in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

9. Where was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?
(a) Saw.
(b) Tokzar.
(c) Mulkanah.
(d) Munay.

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

11. How many provinces make up Afghanistan?
(a) 8.
(b) 19.
(c) 47.
(d) 34.

12. 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) Tajikistan.
(b) Azerbaijan.
(c) Qatar.
(d) Kazakhstan.

13. What is a twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter?
(a) Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
(b) LAMPS SH-60B Seahawk 2.
(c) OH-58 Kiowa.
(d) Westland WAH-64 Apache Longbow.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As part of his duties, Kolenda set out to calm the violence in the area not with force, but by engaging in ___________ with the village elders.

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

3. How long after returning home from the hospital was Sarfraz back in Azad Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 10?

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

5. Where was Greg Mortenson when he received word of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan?

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