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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. As CAI director, Greg also hired ___ to help with school building projects.
2. Greg was back home with his wife for the birth of their first child, along with the ___.
3. At one point in Chapters 13 through 16, it is mentioned that Tara went to Pakistan, bringing ___ along.
4. In recovering the lost Korphe building supplies, entrusted to Changazi, Greg realized that ___ of the supplies are simply gone.
5. Who was directed, during a meeting, to pay for Greg's personal living expenses while he worked on his projects, as mentioned in Chapters 10 through 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Greg tell his Waziristan captors about his wife's pregnancy, and that she was due in less than a month?
2. When Greg expressed his disappointment about the Korphe school's progress, what did Haji Ali point out about the school?
3. Where did Greg and Tara Bishop meet and how did their relationship develop?
4. Why did Greg start a new project for clean water, as explained in Chapters 13 through 16?
5. Why was Greg accepted into the kitchen by Sakina, Haji Ali's wife, when outsiders are usually not allowed into such places?
6. What did Twaha tell Greg about finding the right woman?
7. Why did Greg hire additional teachers for the government school mentioned in Chapters 13 through 16?
8. Once the Korphe school project began, why was Greg relegated to bystander?
9. What warning did Haji Ali give Greg, since Greg traveled around the country a lot?
10. Who suggested Greg make school building his life work, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is argued that Greg's projects helped build up Pakistan and Afghanistan, and at the same time fight terrorism. Greg is described by Relin as someone with the ability to pull people together from all levels of Pakistan society, and from among all the warring factions of Islam into his realm of supporting this work. Based on the details presented in the book, do you agree or disagree with these statements, and why? Provide details from the book to support your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Greg's attitude towards the people of Korphe and how this affected his relationship with them - from when he met them to after completing the school and being involved in later projects to help the people of Korphe.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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