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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 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) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

3. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson found himself obsessed with the activity in Pakistan until the night he realized his five year old son ___________.
(a) Knew subtraction.
(b) Was sick.
(c) Could read.
(d) Was good at baseball.

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

5. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's son?
(a) Sadiq.
(b) Hasma.
(c) Pazir.
(d) Khyber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east?

2. In addition to the Government Boys' Degree High School, what other school was completely demolished by the Kashmir earthquake in Patika?

3. From what village was Wakil Karimi?

4. What insightful little girl informed Mortenson that the students were still traumatized by the earthquake and they wanted desks in the classroom in Part 2: Chapter 9?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz hired designers from where to design earthquake-proof schools?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When and where did Mortenson meet Wakil Karimi? Where was Wakil from?

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

10. Why did Sarfraz Khan convince Mortenson to delay building permanent structures after the Kashmir earthquake?

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