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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The hired truck that carried the Korphe school supplies was stopped en route due to local ____.
(a) Conflict.
(b) Funeral.
(c) Wedding.
(d) Holiday.

2. What supplies for the school did Greg and his guide buy first, that could not be bargained?
(a) Building tools.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Rope.

3. After Greg had the money to build the school in Korphe, he went back to Pakistan and got a ___ .
(a) Roof top room.
(b) Basement room.
(c) Room in a family's home.
(d) Room in a hostel.

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

5. Back home in ________ ,in Chapters 1 through 5, Greg began writing letters to people he thought would donate to his school project.
(a) California.
(b) Africa.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the people of Korphe call Greg as he stayed and rendered service to them?

2. 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.

3. Greg did not fit in during his teens until he went where?

4. When Greg got back in the U.S., after his welcoming time in Korphe, he went to what place to get his possessions?

5. What kind of tea did Mouzafer make for Greg before continuing the journey, after they found each other again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Greg ambivalent about a relationship with Dr. Villard?

2. What type of relationship did Greg have with Christa?

3. What was Greg's attitude about spending money in Pakistan for his travel and accommodations?

4. What happened with Greg's relationship with Marina when he returned to the U.S., expecting her to meet him upon arrival?

5. Who were Greg's parents?

6. How did Greg avoid the cost of an apartment once back in the U.S., after he made the promise to build a school in Korphe?

7. Once back in the states, after the disappointing news at Korphe, why was Greg reluctant to call Hoerni?

8. Who helped Greg purchase Korphe school supplies, and how did he help?

9. Why was Greg worried about the Korphe school building supplies that he left in the care of Changazi until he could arrange to get them the rest of the way to Korphe?

10. What did Haji Ali and Greg talk about that the people needed before a school could be built?

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