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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 term is prevalently used as an euphemism for civilian casualties of a military action?
(a) Accidental mortality.
(b) Collateral damage.
(c) Commoners passing.
(d) Deaths of innocents.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz convinced Mortenson and the CAI to help provide what to remote places and schools?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Water.
(d) Internet connections.

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

4. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Line of Control.
(b) Point of No Return.
(c) Hostility Line.
(d) Defense Wall.

5. Where did Mortenson return in January in Part 2: Chapter 9?
(a) Idaho.
(b) California.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visited the school at Patika, Chaudry did not mention whose help in the rebuilding of the schools?

2. In the end of Part 2: Chapter 8, Mortenson was going crazy sitting at home in Montana, so his wife told him to pack a bag and go to Pakistan despite the fact he would not be able to return home for which holiday?

3. What is the state capital of Kashmir?

4. In what small village did Kolenda learn that the people desperately wanted a school for their children in Part 3: Chapter 12?

5. Kunar Province is located in what region of Afghanistan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What donations and aid came into CAI following the Kashmir earthquake? What obstacles did the charity face?

2. How was the entrance of Azad Kashmir described by Sarfraz Khan in Part 2: Chapter 8?

3. What were LTC Chris Kolenda's duties in Afghanistan? How were these atypical?

4. How did the Taliban respond to the Kashmir earthquake?

5. What actions did Shaukat Ali Chaudry take during the Kashmir earthquake?

6. How long after his recovery in Part 2: Chapter 10 was Sarfraz Khan working again? Where?

7. Where was Mortenson when he learned of the Kashmir earthquake? What did he do?

8. What tasks was Sarfraz Khan in charge of after the Kashmir earthquake in Part 2: Chapter 10?

9. How did the Kashmir earthquake affect the Government Boys' Degree High School?

10. What illness did Sartfraz Khan suffer from in Part 2: Chapter 10?

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