View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what village did Mortenson notice that many of the children were not attending classes in Part 2: Chapter 9?
(a) Taxila.
(b) Nouseri.
(c) Chaman.
(d) Pakpattan.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Mortenson got the approval for Sarfraz to build how many earthquake proof schools in Azad Kashmir?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

3. What ex-Taliban member taught at the Government Boys' Degree High School?
(a) Shaukat Ali Chaudry.
(b) Abdul Rashid Khan.
(c) Farrukh Seir.
(d) Mohammed Omar.

4. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?
(a) 1993.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2002.

5. What profession does Greg Mortonson's wife hold?
(a) Clinical psychologist.
(b) Physical trainer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's daughter?

2. Where did Sarfraz begin his tour of the areas impacted by the earthquake in Part 2: Chapter 7?

3. Approximately how many casualties were there from the Kashmir earthquake?

4. What is a Himalayan gorge in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan, stretching from Muzaffarabad all the way to Athmuqam and beyond to Taobutt?

5. Kunar Province borders what province to the south?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Mortenson discover about military support in Part 3: Chapter 12?

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

4. How did Chaudry feel about aid workers in Part 2: Chapter 10? Where was there hope?

5. How did Wakil Karimi feel about entering Kunar in Part 3: Chapter 13? What changed his mind?

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

7. What did Farzana relate to Mortenson in Part 2: Chapter 9?

8. Describe the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake. Who were many of the casualties?

9. What project did Wakil Karimi convince Mortenson to take on in Part 3: Chapter 13?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 858 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample