VocabularyCharactersTrue/False Topics/Themes MISC
A religious leader
Mullah (100)
A Muslim house of worship
Mosque (200)
Second largest religion in the world
Islam (300)
The birth place and burial place of Mohammad
Mecca (400)
Koran
What is the holy book of Islam? (500)
Tara
Greg’s wife (100)
Changazi
Untrustworthy person who “stored” Greg’s supplies (200)
Jahan
The first educated woman in Korphe (300)
Jean Hoerni
Donated lots of money to the CAI (400)
Haji Ali
The wisest man Greg knew (500)
The word Taliban means religious student.
True (100)
The main goal of the Taliban is to spread the love of Allah to the poor.
FALSE. (200)
Omar, the one- eyed mullah, is the Taliban’s leader.
TRUE. (300)
Greg grew up in Tanzania, Africa.
True. (400)
One benefit of educating girls is they come back to improve their villages.
True. (500)
Education
Everyone deserves an education. (100)
Relationships
We must listen to each other and build relationships to bring about change. (200)
Daily Double! Daily Double!
FAILURE
From failure can come great success. (600)
Sacrifice
Education is so long lasting that it is worth sacrifice. (400)
One person
One person, even a poor one, can make a differenc. (500)
How are the Taliban and Al Qaeda different?
Al Qaeda has cells all over the world. Taliban is more centrally located. (100)
What does Greg hear when he “listens to the wind”?
The children at the school (200)
Whom does Greg meet on the plane in chapter 22?
The king of Afghanistan (300)
What is the idea behind having three cups of tea with someone?
You are building relationships as you share tea. (400)
Why doesn’t Greg reach the summit of K2?
He stops climbing to help a team member who gets sick. (500)