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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. How many provinces make up Afghanistan?
(a) 47.
(b) 8.
(c) 19.
(d) 34.

2. Kashmir lies in the area of collision of the Eurasian and what tectonic plates?
(a) Australian.
(b) Pacific.
(c) Juan de Fuca.
(d) Indian.

3. As part of his duties, Kolenda set out to calm the violence in the area not with force, but by engaging in ___________ with the village elders.
(a) Prajnana.
(b) Nishta.
(c) Jirgas.
(d) Brahma.

4. On what date did Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visit the school at Patika in Part 2: Chapter 11?
(a) May 19, 2003.
(b) November 1, 2006.
(c) March 26, 2007.
(d) February 10, 2005.

5. When did the Partition of India take place?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1955.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Before Mortenson and his team could complete the final leg of their journey in Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson learned that _________ wanted to have lunch with him in three days.

4. In Part 2: Chapter 10, ____________ and his principal continued to teach out of tents in Patika, after growing weary of the promises of aid workers and government agents who failed to follow through?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson's daughter asked a simple question which led to CAI sending thousands of ___________ to Pakistani schools.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Sarfraz Khan relate to Mortenson of the aid situation in Kashmir in Part 2: Chapter 8?

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

6. When was the school in Saw completed? What was the reaction of the Taliban?

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

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

9. What were Mortenson's feelings about the military as described in Part 3: Chapter 12?

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

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