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Who does Greg meet at an American Himalayan Foundation dinner? What happens 6 days later?
Greg meets Tara Bishop, and they get married 6 days later.
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What does the village chief of Askhole demand from Haji Ali's village of Korphe for building the school?
12 rams
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What does Greg's daughter's name mean?
Princess
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What country were the refugees pouring into Pakistan fleeing from?
Afghanistan
100
What is the name of the terrorist group from Afghanistan?
Al Qaeda
200
What is the name of the foundation that Hoerni endowed Greg?
The Central Asia Institute
200
What surprising thing does Greg realize about Haji Ali?
Greg finds out that Haji Ali is illiterate- he cannot read or write.
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Why is Hoerni in a hurry to see the pictures of Greg's completed school in Korphe?
He has cancer, and he doesn't have long left to live.
200
What religious leader inspired Greg? He sat with the body of this person.
Mother Teresa
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What is the name of the woman health care facilitator who changes her town's mind about the importance of educating women?
Aziza
300
Who helped Greg get the school supplies that were locked in Changazi's warehouse?
Ghulam Parvi
300
Where is Greg traveling to when he is kidnapped?
Waziristan, the "wild west" of Pakistan.
300
Besides building schools, what does Greg provide/build in refugee camps?
The CAI builds water systems, they provide refugees in camps with clean water
300
Greg was good at mountain climbing, good at raising money, good at building schools, but he was a bad ____________________.
buisinessman
300
According to Greg, the true tenets of Islam are justice, tolerance, and charity. Explain/Define each one.
Justice- doing what's right Tolerance- ability to handle people who are different from you Charity- giving
400
Why did the villagers of Korphe decide to cut the stones for the school themselves, even though they knew they wouldn't be done by the time Greg got back?
They didn't want Greg to think they were taking advantage of them, or misusing Greg's money. That's why they did it themselves instead of hiring someone else to do it.
400
What does Haji Ali say to his people after handing over half of the village's wealth to the mean chief of Askhole?
Haji Ali tells his people that they will have food for a while, but the people of Korphe will have education which lasts forever.
400
Why did Haji Ali proudly give Greg a ledger when he handed him back his plumb line and level?
Haji Ali was proud to prove to Greg that the villagers expertly kept track of all the money Greg gave them to build the school- nothing was wasted or stolen.
400
What caused Greg to be up at all hours during the night, going crazy in the basement of his family home?
He was trying to help the refugees in Pakistan, but it was really difficult to get Americans to care enough to give money.
400
According to Greg, ___________ is the difference between being a good local ______________ and becoming a _____________.
According to Greg, education is the difference between being a good local citizen and becoming a terrorist.
500
Why does Haji Ali lock up Greg's plumb line and level? What lesson is he trying to teach Greg?
Haji Ali wants Greg to slow down and get to know the people of the village rather than just go completely crazy building the school.
500
What 3 things does he do to stay alive while he's being kept prisoner?
He asks for a Koran & he pretends to read it (like Haji Ali). He prays 5 times a day like a Muslim would do. He tells them he's expecting the birth of his first son (actually a daughter).
500
Explain how educating a boy is different from educating a girl in Pakistani villages.
The boys leave the village for work after receiving their educations. The girls, on the other hand, remain in the village to raise the children. The girls have the ability to pass along their education more so than the boys.
500
Explain what unexpected thing happens in a Minnesota sporting goods store.
Greg is there to fundraise for schools in Pakistan, and only 3 people show up for his presentation. But, just when Greg thinks all hope is lost, he finds an envelope with $20,000 that a man left on a chair in the back row!
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Explain 2 times when Greg was humble and didn't seek the spotlight.
He didn't speak at the Korphe school's inauguration ceremony, and he was embarrassed when a congresswoman called him "a real American hero".
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