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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. At one point, where did Greg and his supply guide pray while out buying supplies for the Korphe school?
(a) Recreation building.
(b) Lumber yard.
(c) Local restaurant.
(d) Street.

2. What was the first name of Greg's mother?
(a) Mari.
(b) Jerene.
(c) Sonja.
(d) Kari.

3. After visiting the Korphe school, who did Greg tell he would build a school for the village?
(a) Mouzafer.
(b) Mohammed Ali Changazi.
(c) Twaha.
(d) Haji Ali.

4. What supply item for the Korphe school had to be bargained for over many hours?
(a) Lumber.
(b) Concrete.
(c) Building tools.
(d) Rope.

5. Who donated the $12,000 Greg said he needed to build the school in Korphe?
(a) Brokaw.
(b) Reichardt.
(c) McCown.
(d) Hoerni.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hiking back to civilization after the failed climb, Greg lost sight of fellow hiker _____ and got lost.

2. Who met Greg at the door when he arrived to find out why they did not meet him when he returned stateside?

3. 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?

4. Where was Fort Leonardwood located?

5. What item had Greg planned to leave on the mountain to honor his youngest sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Spending time in Korphe, what did Greg soon realize about the Korphe people?

4. How did Greg avoid the cost of an apartment once back in the U.S., after he made the promise to build a school in Korphe?

5. What did Greg find on the day he visited the Korphe "school"?

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

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

8. What type of relationship did Greg have with Christa?

9. In Chapters 6 through 9, why was Greg fired by his boss when he returned to work after his time in Pakistan?

10. Why was Greg worried about the Korphe school building supplies that he left in the care of Changazi until he could arrange to get them the rest of the way to Korphe?

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