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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. Sarfraz was diligent about Mortenson's safety and would often hire and fire what on a whim?
2. Where are the headquarters of the Central Asia Institute?
3. Where did Greg Mortenson serve in the U.S. Army after high school?
4. What is the name given to one of Asia's two principal areas of illicit opium production, located at the crossroads of Central, South, and Western Asia?
5. How old was Greg Mortenson when his family moved to Minnesota in the 1970s?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the Kirghiz people? Where do they live?
2. What important elements are introduced in Part 1: Chapters 1 and 2 regarding the setting of the narrative?
3. What was the impact of the Newsweek article in Part 1: Chapter 6? Where was Mortenson taken?
4. How did Sarfraz Khan prove to be an asset to Mortenson in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?
5. What did Mortenson learn from the minister of finance in Part 1: Chapter 3?
6. When did Mortenson first enter Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3? What scenes did he find?
7. What had led to a flood of donations for CAI in Part 1: Chapter 5? What did the money afford them the ability to build?
8. How was the meeting between Sadhar Khan and Mortenson described in Part 1: Chapter 4?
9. What did Mortenson hire Sarfraz Khan as in Part 1: Chapter 4?
10. Why did Mortenson not refuse the nearly impossible task of building a school in the Wakhan Corridor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the events surrounding September 11, 2001. When did the United States declare war with Afghanistan? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the reasons for Sarfraz's precautions in travel. What dangers did Mortenson and Sarfraz face in the region and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the village of Zuudkhan and the Charpurson Valley. What natural resources are available to the people? What are the demographics and economy like?
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