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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. Where was LTC Chris Kolenda stationed when he wrote to Greg Mortenson?
(a) Faryab Province, Afghanistan.
(b) Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
(c) Samangan Province, Afghanistan.
(d) Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

2. Kunar Province is located in what region of Afghanistan?
(a) Northwest.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Southeast.
(d) Northeast.

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

4. What reconstruction authority was made by the military regime to accommodate the retired high military officials while keeping the command of the reconstruction and rehabilitation authority directly under the military in Pakistan?
(a) PURA.
(b) ERRA.
(c) CHIRP.
(d) SABAL.

5. 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?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what village did Mortenson notice that many of the children were not attending classes in Part 2: Chapter 9?

2. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?

3. What involves actions taken by the recognized government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it?

4. 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.

5. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the desks symbolize to the students in Pakistan after the earthquake?

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

4. Who wrote to Mortenson for help in Part 3: Chapter 12? What was Mortenson's response?

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

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

7. What occupied Mortenson's mind upon returning to Montana in Part 2: Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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