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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At one point, where did Greg and his supply guide pray while out buying supplies for the Korphe school?
2. Greg did not fit in during his teens until he went where?
3. Back home in ________ ,in Chapters 1 through 5, Greg began writing letters to people he thought would donate to his school project.
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. What was the first name of Greg's dad?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What did Greg find on the day he visited the Korphe "school"?
3. What type of relationship did Greg have with Christa?
4. How did Greg and Mouzafer reconnect after Greg got lost the first time, after the failed K2 climb?
5. Why was Greg ambivalent about a relationship with Dr. Villard?
6. How did Kishwar Syed help Greg with his letter writing effort to raise money for the Korphe school project?
7. In Chapters 6 through 9, why was Greg fired by his boss when he returned to work after his time in Pakistan?
8. What happened with Greg's relationship with Marina when he returned to the U.S., expecting her to meet him upon arrival?
9. What did Haji Ali and Greg talk about that the people needed before a school could be built?
10. What did Changazi and two of his village elders want Greg to do with the Korphe school building supplies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happened with Greg in Waziristan? What other incidents and/or situations indicated the personal danger Greg was in as he worked and traveled in these foreign nations?
Essay Topic 2
Identify CAI students from the book and discuss how the Korphe and/or CAI schools/projects positively impacted their lives.
Essay Topic 3
The people of Korphe wanted a bridge. Greg not only did not have the money to build it, he was reluctant to have a bridge connecting the outside world to Korphe. What did the bridge symbolize to the people, and what did it symbolize to Greg? Provide details from the book in responses.
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