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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. 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) Brahma.
(c) Nishta.
(d) Jirgas.

2. Central Asia Institute was the first organization to rebuild earthquake resistant schools in Azad Kashmir when?
(a) May, 2003.
(b) April, 2000.
(c) September, 2002.
(d) November, 2006.

3. When did Mortenson receive an email from LTC Chris Kolenda in Part 3: Chapter 12?
(a) June, 2008.
(b) September, 2007.
(c) April, 2005.
(d) September, 2008.

4. What was the second most affected district by the Kashmir earthquake, accounting for 15% of the total casualties?
(a) Shukran.
(b) Heyya.
(c) Marhaba.
(d) Bagh.

5. What is the state capital of Kashmir?
(a) Muzaffarabad.
(b) Hyderabad.
(c) Gojra.
(d) Quetta.

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. When did the Partition of India take place?

3. What was the magnitude of the Kashmir earthquake?

4. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz convinced Mortenson and the CAI to help provide what to remote places and schools?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Mortenson found himself obsessed with the activity in Pakistan until the night he realized his five year old son ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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