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

2. What is the name of Greg Mortenson's daughter?

3. Where was Greg Mortenson when he received word of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan?

4. Where was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?

5. Mortenson met Wakil Karimi in what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake. Who were many of the casualties?

3. What illness did Sartfraz Khan suffer from in Part 2: Chapter 10?

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

5. What did the desks symbolize to the students in Pakistan after the earthquake?

6. What tasks was Sarfraz Khan in charge of after the Kashmir earthquake in Part 2: Chapter 10?

7. How did the Kashmir earthquake affect the Government Boys' Degree High School?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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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