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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 reconstruction authority was made by the military regime to accommodate the retired high military officials while keeping the command of the reconstruction and rehabilitation authority directly under the military in Pakistan?

2. After his surgery, Mortenson ordered Sarfraz to take how long off work in Part 2: Chapter 10?

3. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz convinced Mortenson and the CAI to help provide what to remote places and schools?

4. Kunar Province borders what province to the north?

5. In Part 2: Chapter 10, ____________ and his principal continued to teach out of tents in Patika, after growing weary of the promises of aid workers and government agents who failed to follow through?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What occupied Mortenson's mind upon returning to Montana in Part 2: Chapter 9?

3. What actions did Shaukat Ali Chaudry take during the Kashmir earthquake?

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

5. What project did Wakil Karimi convince Mortenson to take on in Part 3: Chapter 13?

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

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

8. What were LTC Chris Kolenda's duties in Afghanistan? How were these atypical?

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

10. Why did Sarfraz Khan convince Mortenson to delay building permanent structures after the Kashmir earthquake?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the origins and history of the Taliban. When did the Taliban gain political control of Afghanistan? Who is the religious leader of the Taliban?

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