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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. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz continued to monitor the tent schools in Azad Kashmir as well as what other locations?
(a) Afghanistan and the Behnam.
(b) Afghanistan and the Wakhan.
(c) Tajikistan and the Behnam.
(d) Pakistan and the Simin.

2. What is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and the Islamic month for fasting?
(a) Ramadan.
(b) Muḥarram.
(c) Rajab.
(d) Shawwāl.

3. When was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?
(a) July, 2006.
(b) April, 2009.
(c) September, 2008.
(d) October, 2005.

4. When did Mortenson make a scathing speech at the Pentagon?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1997.

5. What is the capital of Pakistan?
(a) Gujranwala.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Lahore.
(d) Rawalpindi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Where was LTC Chris Kolenda stationed when he wrote to Greg Mortenson?

4. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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