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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. What refers to the military border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?
(a) Point of No Return.
(b) Hostility Line.
(c) Line of Control.
(d) Defense Wall.

2. After how long of a journey was Sarfraz finally returned to Pakistan where he underwent surgery in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

3. In Part 3: Chapter 13, Kunar almost turned around on his first trip into Kunar Province, but changed his mind after ____________.
(a) Having a dream.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Talking to his wife.
(d) Reading a newspaper.

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

5. In Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson was hoping to get to what village of the Kirghiz people for the first time?
(a) Tokzar.
(b) Bozai Gumbaz.
(c) Char Burj.
(d) Tagao.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's wife?

2. What profession does Greg Mortonson's wife hold?

3. What was the second most affected district by the Kashmir earthquake, accounting for 15% of the total casualties?

4. What occupation did Wakil Karimi hold when Mortenson met him?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How long after his recovery in Part 2: Chapter 10 was Sarfraz Khan working again? Where?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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