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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. What was the name of the copy shop that did not have typewriters when Greg needed to rent one to finish his donation letters?

2. Where did Greg attend high school after returning to the U.S. as a teen?

3. The room Greg got in Pakistan was stifling hot and enclosed with what?

4. Back home in ________ ,in Chapters 1 through 5, Greg began writing letters to people he thought would donate to his school project.

5. After Greg arrived in Pakistan with the money to build the Korphe school, where did he go to get a room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. Who were Greg's parents?

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

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. Who helped Greg purchase Korphe school supplies, and how did he help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Greg's attitude towards the people of Korphe and how this affected his relationship with them - from when he met them to after completing the school and being involved in later projects to help the people of Korphe.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What did the "three cups of tea" symbolize in Haji's discussion with Greg about the people? Discuss Greg's response as well.

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