4. What is an international service-learning program sponsored by the Central Asia Institute that "helps educate American children about the world to show them they can make a difference one penny at a time"?

5. What Islamic movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi, Muhammad Yaqub Nanautawi, Shah Rafi al-Din, Sayyid Muhammad Abid, Zulfiqar Ali, Fadhl al-Rahman 'Usmani and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Mortenson meet Sarfraz Khan?

2. What orphan did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 5? What impact did he have on the author?

3. What does CAI specialize in? Why?

4. How was Baharak described in Mortenson's trip in Part 1: Chapter 4?

5. When did Mortenson first enter Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3? What scenes did he find?

6. What other works has Greg Mortenson written? What charity did he help form?

7. How and when did the Taliban rise to power in Afghanistan? What laws did they enact?

8. What led to Sarfraz Khan's disfigurement? What skills did he possess?

9. How was Kabul described in Mortenson's Afghanistan visit in Part 1: Chapter 3?

10. What did Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan as in Part 1: Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mortenson's experiences traveling to Faizabad. With whom was Mortenson taken to stay for protection?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the history of the opium trade in Afghanistan. Why did the opium trade grow following the outbreak of war in the country?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the allegations made against CAI and their response to the Kashmir earthquake. Allegedly, how much has been misappropriated and how?

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