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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long after returning home from the hospital was Sarfraz back in Azad Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 months.

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

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

7. Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and what tectonic plates?
(a) Australian.
(b) Juan de Fuca.
(c) Indian.
(d) Pacific.

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

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

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) Afghanistan and the Behnam.
(c) Tajikistan and the Behnam.
(d) Afghanistan and the Wakhan.

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

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

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

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

15. In addition to the Government Boys' Degree High School, what other school was completely demolished by the Kashmir earthquake in Patika?
(a) Zambra Mora Primary School for Girls.
(b) Danse Orientale Primary School for Girls.
(c) Shoe Ismack or Ismack Eh School for Girls.
(d) Gundi Piran Higher Secondary School for Girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what village was Wakil Karimi?

2. In what village did Mortenson notice that many of the children were not attending classes in Part 2: Chapter 9?

3. What involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it?

4. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?

5. 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.

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