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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Panjdeh Incident take place?

2. 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"?

3. When were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda taken against the United States?

4. When did the Taliban rise to power by defeating their mujahadeen rivals and seizing control of Kandahar, spreading east?

5. Faizabad is the provincial capital and largest city in what province?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and where did Mortenson meet Sarfraz Khan?

2. Why did Mortenson travel to Badakshan in Part 1: Chapter 4?

3. What was the impact of the Newsweek article in Part 1: Chapter 6? Where was Mortenson taken?

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

5. What events inspired the formation of CAI?

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

7. What obstacles for Mortenson are presented in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?

8. How was Sandhar Khan's position on the opium trade described in Part 1: Chapter 5?

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

10. What obstacles did CAI face in building within Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss reactions in Afghanistan to the Newsweek article printed in 2005. How were NGOs in danger?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Sarfraz Khan. How was Safraz injured in the military? What was his childhood like?

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