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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. What supply item for the Korphe school had to be bargained for over many hours?

2. Who bargained for hours for one of the Korphe school supply items?

3. In Chapters 6 through 9, who did Greg expect to meet him upon his return stateside?

4. Greg's failure to climb the ___ mountain in Pakistan led to great successes in his life.

5. What was the name of the Korphe village elder that greeted and welcomed Greg when he stumbled into their village, after getting lost again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of room accommodation did Greg have in Rawalpindi?

3. 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?

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

5. How did Greg lose his dad and his sister Christa?

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

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

8. Who helped Greg purchase Korphe school supplies, and how did he help?

9. How did Greg use his medical training to help the people of Korphe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people of Korphe wanted a bridge. Greg not only did not have the money to build it, he was reluctant to have a bridge connecting the outside world to Korphe. What did the bridge symbolize to the people, and what did it symbolize to Greg? Provide details from the book in responses.

Essay Topic 2

What impact did Greg and Christa's relationship have on each of their lives, and what kind of relationship did they have? Provide details from the book to support responses.

Essay Topic 3

What was CAI, and how did Greg use this organization to facilitate his educational vision for Pakistan and parts of Afghanistan?

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