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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 is the peak elevation of K2?
(a) 14,411 feet.
(b) 28,251 feet.
(c) 19,470 feet.
(d) 14,496 feet.

2. Sarfraz was pathological about avoiding letting anyone know what in Part 1: Chapter 5?
(a) Where they were traveling.
(b) His true religion.
(c) Where his family lived.
(d) When his birthdays was.

3. What is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious?
(a) Alhandullellah.
(b) Madrasah.
(c) Nargileh.
(d) Lahmu.

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

5. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. What village council or meeting must take place whenever a major decision is to be made within or for the people of a village in Afghanistan?

2. As CAI built a school in Baharak, who began moving into the Wakhan and negotiating contracts with villages there to begin building schools?

3. What young orphan who was talented at fixing cars did Mortenson want to help in Part 1: Chapter 5?

4. What is a non-written ethical code and traditional lifestyle which the indigenous Pashtun people from Afghanistan and Pakistan follow?

5. When did the fall of the communist Mohammad Najibullah-regime take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Mortenson meet Sarfraz Khan?

2. How was Sandhar Khan's position on the opium trade described in Part 1: Chapter 5?

3. What does CAI specialize in? Why?

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

5. What important elements are introduced in Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2 regarding the setting of the narrative?

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

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

8. Where did Sarfraz Khan take Mortenson in Part 1: Chapter 2? Whom did they meet there?

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

10. What events inspired the formation of CAI?

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