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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. Back in the U.S., who suggested that Greg make school building his life work, his career?

2. Greg was back home with his wife for the birth of their first child, along with the ___.

3. Greg tried to increase CAI school funding to increase enrollment of ____.

4. Faisal Baig later became Greg's ___.

5. How many rams were given as payment to keep a mercenary from stopping the school project in Korphe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Greg accepted into the kitchen by Sakina, Haji Ali's wife, when outsiders are usually not allowed into such places?

2. Once the Korphe school project began, why was Greg relegated to bystander?

3. Who was Brent and how did he help in Korphe?

4. Why did Greg start a new project for clean water, as explained in Chapters 13 through 16?

5. What warning did Haji Ali give Greg, since Greg traveled around the country a lot?

6. What happened when Greg was awakened by armed men in Waziristan?

7. When Greg expressed his disappointment about the Korphe school's progress, what did Haji Ali point out about the school?

8. Who is Ghulam Parvi?

9. According to Chapters 13 through 16, who made up the new CAI board?

10. According to Chapters 13 through 16, why did Greg start taking his meals in the kitchen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

It is argued that Greg's projects helped build up Pakistan and Afghanistan, and at the same time fight terrorism. Greg is described by Relin as someone with the ability to pull people together from all levels of Pakistan society, and from among all the warring factions of Islam into his realm of supporting this work. Based on the details presented in the book, do you agree or disagree with these statements, and why? Provide details from the book to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Who was Jean Hoerni, how did he initially help Greg with the Korphe school project; and how did Hoerni later provide significant support for Greg's life work?

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