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

2. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?
(a) Sabah al Khair Highway.
(b) Samak Highway.
(c) Ouled Nail Highway.
(d) Grand Trunk Highway.

3. Sarfraz was diligent about Mortenson's safety and would often hire and fire what on a whim?
(a) Assistants.
(b) Drivers.
(c) Contractors.
(d) Advisors.

4. Where did Greg Mortenson serve in the U.S. Army after high school?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Ecuador.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

5. Whose support would Mortenson have to gain in Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?
(a) Haji Kamran.
(b) Sadhar Khan.
(c) Nazo Tokhi.
(d) Mohammed Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name refers to an Afghan freedom fighter?

2. Sarfraz was pathological about avoiding letting anyone know what in Part 1: Chapter 5?

3. What is the second largest branch of Islam?

4. Under Taliban law, girls were allowed neither to work nor to be educated after the age of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Kabul described in Mortenson's Afghanistan visit in Part 1: Chapter 3?

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

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

4. What information did Sarfraz Khan give to Mortenson when they met in Part 1: Chapter 2 about the region?

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

6. What events inspired the formation of CAI?

7. When and where did Mortenson meet Sarfraz Khan?

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

9. How and when did the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan? What laws did they enact?

10. What orphan did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 5? What impact did he have on the author?

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