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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?
(a) War-torn regions.
(b) Hostile countries.
(c) Devestated areas.
(d) Remote areas.

4. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?
(a) All My Pennies.
(b) Pennies for Peace.
(c) It Makes Cents.
(d) Cents for Change.

5. What United States President signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. K2 is located among what mountain range?

2. When did Greg Mortenson attempt to climb K2, leading to events that would inspire CAI?

3. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?

4. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

5. When did Greg Mortenson begin his first trip into Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mortenson learn from the children he passed traveling to Faizabad in Part 1: Chapter 6?

2. What obstacles for Mortenson are presented in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?

3. What obstacles did CAI face in building within Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 5?

4. What did Mortenson learn from the minister of finance in Part 1: Chapter 3?

5. Why did Mortenson not refuse the nearly impossible task of building a school in the Wakhan Corridor?

6. What was the impact of the Newsweek article in Part 1: Chapter 6? Where was Mortenson taken?

7. What had led to a flood of donations for CAI in Part 1: Chapter 5? What did the money afford them the ability to build?

8. What did Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan as in Part 1: Chapter 4?

9. Who are the Kirghiz people? Where do they live?

10. When did Mortenson first enter Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3? What scenes did he find?

(see the answer keys)

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