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

2. Where did Greg sleep to avoid the cost of an apartment?
(a) His self-storage unit.
(b) His car.
(c) His girlfriend's house.
(d) His best friend's garage.

3. What was the hired truck's destination that carried the Korphe school supplies?
(a) Kuardu.
(b) Rawalpindi.
(c) Skardu.
(d) Korphe.

4. What sound did Greg hear after surviving a night lost in the mountains, that signaled he was near a village?
(a) Bleeting.
(b) Bells.
(c) Barking.
(d) Voices.

5. When Greg got the news about building the bridge, with whom was he most disappointed?
(a) The village leader.
(b) Himself.
(c) The people.
(d) The village elders.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapters 1 thorough 5, who asked Greg out on a date?

4. Who did Greg's girlfriend begin dating while Greg was in Pakistan?

5. Who was the only letter recipient to send money to Greg for his school project, as detailed in Chapters 1 through 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Korphe so isolated?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who were Greg's parents?

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

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