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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. 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) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. Where did Greg attend high school after returning to the U.S. as a teen?
(a) Ramsey.
(b) Andover.
(c) Coon Rapids
(d) Saint Francis.

3. What was the first name of Greg's dad?
(a) Al.
(b) John.
(c) George.
(d) Irvin.

4. 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.

5. Who was the only letter recipient to send money to Greg for his school project, as detailed in Chapters 1 through 5?
(a) George McCown.
(b) Tom Brokaw.
(c) Jean Hoerni.
(d) Louis Reichardt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Greg had made the climb attempt in order to honor his youngest sister, ______ memory.

2. When Greg got the news about building the bridge, with whom was he most disappointed?

3. Who became Greg's guide as he bought supplies for the Korphe school?

4. The room Greg got in Pakistan was stifling hot and enclosed with what?

5. What supply item for the Korphe school had to be bargained for over many hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How did Kishwar Syed help Greg with his letter writing effort to raise money for the Korphe school project?

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

6. Spending time in Korphe, what did Greg soon realize about the Korphe people?

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

8. 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?

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

10. Why was Korphe so isolated?

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