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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. Into what areas does CAI specialize in going into first to establish schools?
2. Where did Greg Mortenson earn a bachelor's degree in liberal studies and an associate's degree in nursing?
3. Ariana Afghan Airlines was established when?
4. What is the name of the Islamic holy book?
5. What pass between northern Pakistan and the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan is extremely remote and often closed off for six months or more during the winter due to heavy snows?
Short Essay Questions
1. What obstacles did CAI face in building within Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 5?
2. What orphan did Mortenson meet in Part 1: Chapter 5? What impact did he have on the author?
3. How was Kabul described in Mortenson's Afghanistan visit in Part 1: Chapter 3?
4. How did Sarfraz Khan prove to be an asset to Mortenson in Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4?
5. When did Mortenson first enter Afghanistan in Part 1: Chapter 3? What scenes did he find?
6. How was Sandhar Khan's position on the opium trade described in Part 1: Chapter 5?
7. What other works has Greg Mortenson written? What charity did he help form?
8. What information did Sarfraz Khan give to Mortenson when they met in Part 1: Chapter 2 about the region?
9. What did Mortenson learn from the children he passed traveling to Faizabad in Part 1: Chapter 6?
10. What was the impact of the Newsweek article in Part 1: Chapter 6? Where was Mortenson taken?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the allegations made against CAI and their response to the Kashmir earthquake. Allegedly, how much has been misappropriated and how?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the village of Zuudkhan and the Charpurson Valley. What natural resources are available to the people? What are the demographics and economy like?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the economic situation in Afghanistan. How is wealth distributed among the people? What is the principal export of the country?
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