View a FREE sample

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

2. After Greg arrived in Pakistan with the money to build the Korphe school, where did he go to get a room?
(a) In Rawalpindi.
(b) In Kuardu.
(c) In Skardu.
(d) In Korphe.

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

4. Where did Greg ride on the hired truck that carried the supplies for the Korphe school?
(a) Inside with the load.
(b) On the roof of the cab.
(c) On top of the load.
(d) Inside the cab.

5. Who did the villagers promise to go out and look for the next day after Greg was welcomed into Korphe?
(a) Greg's guide.
(b) Greg's climbing assistant.
(c) Greg's climbing group.
(d) Greg's wife and guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Greg quickly produce the rest of the donation letters after they found out about his project?

2. In Chapters 6 through 9, who did Greg expect to meet him upon his return stateside?

3. Who offered to have a school built before winter, if Greg built a school in their village instead of in Korphe?

4. What item had Greg planned to leave on the mountain to honor his youngest sister?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. Why did Greg turn his disappointment about the Korphe school project, and the needed bridge, onto himself?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 908 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample