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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What supply item for the Korphe school had to be bargained for over many hours?
(a) Rope.
(b) Building tools.
(c) Concrete.
(d) Lumber.

2. The bridge would go over what river?
(a) The Shyok.
(b) The Bara.
(c) The Braldu.
(d) The Shigar.

3. The room Greg got in Pakistan was stifling hot and enclosed with what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Steel.
(c) Glass.
(d) Concrete.

4. When Greg became lost immediately after the failed climbing attempt, who had almost all of his belongings?
(a) His wife.
(b) His assistant.
(c) A fellow climber.
(d) The guide.

5. In one village, ___ village elders, along with the person Greg entrusted with the Korphe school supplies, insisted that Greg build a school in their village.
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

6. When Greg got back in the U.S., after his welcoming time in Korphe, he went to what place to get his possessions?
(a) Work locker.
(b) Apartment of a friend.
(c) Self-Storage.
(d) Basement of his family home.

7. Who did Greg's girlfriend begin dating while Greg was in Pakistan?
(a) An intern.
(b) An anesthesiologist.
(c) A neurosurgeon.
(d) An internist.

8. After being stopped overnight in the hired truck carrying the Korphe school supplies, what indicated to Greg and the driver that the local issue had been resolved?
(a) Horns blowing.
(b) A huge fire built in the field.
(c) A celebration and singing.
(d) Shots fired.

9. What was the name of the copy shop that did not have typewriters when Greg needed to rent one to finish his donation letters?
(a) Lazer Image.
(b) Lazer Copy.
(c) Lazer Supply.
(d) Lazer Ink and Copy.

10. Who helped Greg quickly produce the rest of the donation letters after they found out about his project?
(a) Kishwar.
(b) Abdul.
(c) Changazi.
(d) Mouzafer.

11. Greg was reluctant to contact the donor of the $12,000 for the Korphe school to say he failed, but ___ convinced him to call the donor, so Greg called.
(a) Dr. Reichardt.
(b) Dr. Villard.
(c) Dr. Anesthi.
(d) Dr. Hoerni.

12. With whom did Greg leave the Korphe school supplies once the hired truck reached its destination?
(a) Abdul.
(b) Changazi.
(c) Twaha.
(d) Mouzafer.

13. Greg's failure to climb the ___ mountain in Pakistan led to great successes in his life.
(a) K3.
(b) K4.
(c) K5.
(d) K2.

14. What item had Greg planned to leave on the mountain to honor his youngest sister?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Comb.
(d) Book.

15. Who bargained for hours for one of the Korphe school supply items?
(a) Haji.
(b) Mouzafer.
(c) Greg.
(d) Abdul.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapters 6 through 9, Greg worried that who would take the Korphe school supplies he had left in safe keeping?

2. Greg's parents worked as missionaries in what country, building teaching hospitals?

3. Who was the only letter recipient to send money to Greg for his school project, as detailed in Chapters 1 through 5?

4. What did Greg do while one of the supply items was being bargained over for hours?

5. After Greg arrived in Pakistan with the money to build the Korphe school, where did he go to get a room?

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