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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. What village is the person from, to whom Greg entrusted the Korphe school supplies?
(a) Korphe.
(b) Rawalpindi.
(c) Kuardu.
(d) Kirghiz.

2. 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) A huge fire built in the field.
(b) Horns blowing.
(c) Shots fired.
(d) A celebration and singing.

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

4. At one point, where did Greg and his supply guide pray while out buying supplies for the Korphe school?
(a) Recreation building.
(b) Lumber yard.
(c) Local restaurant.
(d) Street.

5. Greg's youngest sister suffered from _______.
(a) Severe Asthma.
(b) A mild stroke.
(c) Severe seizures.
(d) Cerebral Palsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bargained for hours for one of the Korphe school supply items?

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

3. When Greg finally encountered his guide after being lost, what did Greg agree to let his guide carry for him because he was too weak?

4. When Greg went back to work, after returning from Korphe with disappointing news that he was fired because his return had been delayed by how much time?

5. How many days did it take Greg and his supply guide to buy all the items they needed for the Korphe school before they were delivered to a hired truck for transport?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Greg lose his dad and his sister Christa?

7. Why was Korphe so isolated?

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

9. 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?

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

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