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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 parents worked as missionaries in what country, building teaching hospitals?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) India.
(c) Africa.
(d) Haiti.

2. In Chapters 6 through 9, Greg worried that who would take the Korphe school supplies he had left in safe keeping?
(a) Police.
(b) Drug dealers.
(c) Bandits.
(d) Outlanders.

3. 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) 1.
(d) 2.

4. The room Greg got in Pakistan was stifling hot and enclosed with what?
(a) Wood.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Glass.
(d) Steel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only direct route to Korphe before the bridge?

2. How many native outfits did Greg order when his supply guide took him to get native clothing?

3. Who did the villagers promise to go out and look for the next day after Greg was welcomed into Korphe?

4. How much money did the students at Greg's mother's school raise for Greg's project with their pennies fund-raising effort?

5. Hiking back to civilization after the failed climb, Greg lost sight of fellow hiker _____ and got lost.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Greg's attitude about spending money in Pakistan for his travel and accommodations?

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

4. How did Greg get so tired that he lost sight of his guide and fellow climber and then got lost, after the failed K2 attempt?

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

6. 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?

7. Who were Greg's parents?

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

10. What happened with Greg's relationship with Marina when he returned to the U.S., expecting her to meet him upon arrival?

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