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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. Greg's dad died of what?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Kidney failure.

2. Who met Greg at the door when he arrived to find out why they did not meet him when he returned stateside?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Tara.
(d) Marina.

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

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

5. Who did Greg send away after they arrived in Korphe, so he could stay and spend more time with the people?
(a) Changazi.
(b) Mouzafer.
(c) McCown.
(d) Darsney.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Greg became lost immediately after the failed climbing attempt, who had almost all of his belongings?

2. Where was the school located that Greg went to raise money for the school project, and where his mother had been the school principal?

3. In Chapters 6 through 9, who was mentioned as helping to arrange tours and climbs for foreigners?

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

5. Who taught Greg how to use a computer?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapters 6 through 9, why was Greg fired by his boss when he returned to work after his time in Pakistan?

3. What type of room accommodation did Greg have in Rawalpindi?

4. How was Greg treated by the people of Korphe when he stumbled upon their village after getting lost a second time?

5. What did Greg find on the day he visited the Korphe "school"?

6. What did Changazi and two of his village elders want Greg to do with the Korphe school building supplies?

7. Why did Greg and the hired truck driver stay parked overnight on the road while transporting Korphe school building supplies?

8. How did Greg and Mouzafer reconnect after Greg got lost the first time, after the failed K2 climb?

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

10. How did Greg use his medical training to help the people of Korphe?

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