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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. Who met Greg at the door when he arrived to find out why they did not meet him when he returned stateside?

2. Who told Greg he could not build the school until he first built a bridge?

3. What very rare ingredient was served to Greg with his tea in Korphe, indicating Greg was given the best of all the village had to offer?

4. Greg's youngest sister suffered from _______.

5. What village is the person from, to whom Greg entrusted the Korphe school supplies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What impact did Greg and Christa's relationship have on each of their lives, and what kind of relationship did they have? Provide details from the book to support responses.

Essay Topic 2

How did Greg's personal and professional lives begin to fall apart with the mounting difficulties of his work in Pakistan; and what were some of these difficulties?

Essay Topic 3

Once Greg had the money to buy building supplies for the Korphe school he had many challenges to overcome. Explain these challenges, and any resolutions. How did this experience help Greg for future projects? Hinder him for current projects?

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