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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what small village did Kolenda learn that the people desperately wanted a school for their children in Part 3: Chapter 12?
(a) Khost.
(b) Farah.
(c) Ghazni.
(d) Saw.

2. In Part 2: Chapter 10, Sarfraz continued to monitor the tent schools in Azad Kashmir as well as what other locations?
(a) Tajikistan and the Behnam.
(b) Afghanistan and the Behnam.
(c) Afghanistan and the Wakhan.
(d) Pakistan and the Simin.

3. What is a Himalayan gorge in Gilgit-Baltistan of Pakistan, stretching from Muzaffarabad all the way to Athmuqam and beyond to Taobutt?
(a) The Anandatman Canyon.
(b) The Pratikam Valley.
(c) The Vedanta Canyon.
(d) The Neelum Valley.

4. After how long of a journey was Sarfraz finally returned to Pakistan where he underwent surgery in Part 2: Chapter 10?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. In Part 2: Chapter 9, Sarfraz convinced Mortenson and the CAI to help provide what to remote places and schools?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Internet connections.
(c) Water.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east?

2. Before Mortenson and his team could complete the final leg of their journey in Part 3: Chapter 14, Mortenson learned that _________ wanted to have lunch with him in three days.

3. When Prince Charles of Britain and his wife visited the school at Patika, Chaudry did not mention whose help in the rebuilding of the schools?

4. When was the first school in the Kunar Province completed in Part 3: Chapter 13?

5. Approximately how many casualties were there from the Kashmir earthquake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Farzana relate to Mortenson in Part 2: Chapter 9?

2. When was the school in Saw completed? What was the reaction of the Taliban?

3. Describe the aftermath of the Kashmir earthquake. Who were many of the casualties?

4. Who wrote to Mortenson for help in Part 3: Chapter 12? What was Mortenson's response?

5. Where was Mortenson when he learned of the Kashmir earthquake? What did he do?

6. What did Mortenson discover about military support in Part 3: Chapter 12?

7. How long after his recovery in Part 2: Chapter 10 was Sarfraz Khan working again? Where?

8. What were Mortenson's feelings about the military as described in Part 3: Chapter 12?

9. What were LTC Chris Kolenda's duties in Afghanistan? How were these atypical?

10. What did the desks symbolize to the students in Pakistan after the earthquake?

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