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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. How many days did it take Greg and his supply guide to buy all the items they needed for the Korphe school before they were delivered to a hired truck for transport?

2. 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?

3. Who served Greg his tea when he was welcomed into Korphe?

4. After being stopped overnight in the hired truck carrying the Korphe school supplies, what indicated to Greg and the driver that the local issue had been resolved?

5. Greg's dad died of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Greg use his medical training to help the people of Korphe?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What projects did Greg complete in Korphe, as detailed in the book, and how did each completed project impact the women of Korphe?

Essay Topic 2

What were the more significant donations to Greg's projects as detailed in the book, and which ones did he refuse, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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