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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. Who taught Greg how to use a computer?

2. The hired truck that carried the Korphe school supplies was stopped en route due to local ____.

3. What did the people of Korphe call Greg as he stayed and rendered service to them?

4. After Greg had the money to build the school in Korphe, he went back to Pakistan and got a ___ .

5. How many native outfits did Greg order when his supply guide took him to get native clothing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Changazi and two of his village elders want Greg to do with the Korphe school building supplies?

3. Why did Greg turn his disappointment about the Korphe school project, and the needed bridge, onto himself?

4. How was Greg treated by the people of Korphe when he stumbled upon their village after getting lost a second time?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. What was Greg's attitude about spending money in Pakistan for his travel and accommodations?

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

10. How did Greg get so tired that he lost sight of his guide and fellow climber and then got lost, after the failed K2 attempt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Define Greg's religious belief as a young man, and how his time in Rawalpindi impacted his religious belief system. Provide details from the book to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Identify CAI students from the book and discuss how the Korphe and/or CAI schools/projects positively impacted their lives.

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