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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. How much was the check written to Greg to have the bridge built in Korphe, as mentioned in Chapters 10 through 12?

3. Hoerni called Greg soon after Amira's birth to let Greg know that he, Hoerni, had been diagnosed with what?

4. In Chapters 10 through 12, it was mentioned that Greg and Haji's son talked about ____, both detailing their relationships.

5. After the rain stopped, who did Greg hire to build each end of the Korphe bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Greg contacted Tara after is Waziristan release, and being out of contact with her for several days?

2. Where did Greg and Tara Bishop meet and how did their relationship develop?

3. Who is Ghulam Parvi?

4. Who wrote Greg a check to build the Korphe bridge?

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

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

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

8. Why did Greg hire Parvi and Suleman when he returned to Pakistan, as detailed in Chapters 13 through 16?

9. Why did Hoerni call Greg shortly after Greg's first child was born?

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

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

How is the tenacity of climbing seen in various aspects of Greg's life, as detailed in the book?

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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