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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. What Kirghiz leader did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 6?

2. When did Greg Mortenson first meet Sarfraz Khan?

3. When it was first established, 49% of Ariana Afghan Airlines was owned by what company?

4. Along what dangerous road through the Khyber Pass did Greg Mortenson first enter Afghanistan?

5. As CAI built a school in Baharak, who began moving into the Wakhan and negotiating contracts with villages there to begin building schools?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mortenson not refuse the nearly impossible task of building a school in the Wakhan Corridor?

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

3. What does CAI specialize in? Why?

4. What information did Sarfraz Khan give to Mortenson when they met in Part 1: Chapter 2 about the region?

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

6. Where in Afghanistan did Mortenson travel in the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 6?

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

8. How were Mortenson and Sarfraz Khan's travels described in Part 1: Chapter 5?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the geography of K2 and Mortenson's experiences there as detailed in Three Cups of Tea. What criticism has Mortenson's previous book drawn?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Mortenson's discoveries while on his first official trip in Afghanistan. Why did Dr. Ghani believe building schools in the city was far more important?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Soviet War in Afghanistan, the United States' involvement, and its impact on the Afghan people and government. In what ways did the actions of the United States return to haunt them?

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