Three Cups of Tea
By
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
1. Why did Greg enlist in the Army?
A. His family did not have the money to pay form college and the government would send him. Pg. 23
2. What did Greg plan to leave on K-2 in memory of Christa?
A. An Amber necklace. Pg. 2
3. What was the name of the guide Greg met that he hired to carry his pack down the mountain?
A. Mouzafer. Pg. 4
4. What made Greg decide to go back to Korphe and build a school?
A. The students only had a teacher 2 days a week and they would scratch their multiplication tables in the dirt with a stick. Pg. 17
5. What was Greg’s occupation?
A. Emergency room nurse. Pg. 16
6. How did Greg and the villagers get across the gorge to Korphe?
A. In a box suspended from a cable over the river. Pg. 41
7.Why did Haji Ali not let Greg build the school he first came with the supplies?
A. He said they needed a bridge before they needed a school. Pg. 49
8.What did Greg do in Haji Ali’s house that surprised his wife Sakina?
B. He walked in her kitchen. Pg. 49
9. Why was it surprising that Greg walked into Sakina’s kitchen?
A. Normally only the women in the house do any work in the kitchen. Pg. 50
10. What is a tomar and why is it given to every child when they are born?
A. It is a small round woven medallion or bedge or courage. It is meant to keep away evil spirits. Pg. 52
11. Where did Greg meet is wife Tara?
A. At the American Himalayan Foundation dinner to honor Sir Edmund Hillary. Pg. 63
12. Who was Sir Edmund Hillary? (What was he famous for?)
A. He was part of the first team to climb Mt. Everest. Pg. 61
13. Why is 3 cups of tea important?
A. The third time you share a cup of tea with a Balti you become family and the Balti are prepared to do anything for their family, even die. Pg. 79
14. What did Haj Mehdi demand from Haj Ali so that they could keep their school?
A. 12 of their largest rams. Pg. 81
15. Why was Greg’s benefactor, Jean Hoerni so anxious to see a picture of the completed Korphi school?
A. He had leukemia and may have only had a few months to live. Pg. 93
16. In addition to school what did the religious leader Syed Abbas Risvi say was also important to the children?
A. Clean water pg. 101
17. What region were India & Pakistan fighting over?
Kashmir. Pg. 107.
18. Who was one of Greg’s heroes?
A. Mother Teresa. Pg. 117.
19. What was the name of the leader of the terrorist group Al Qaeda?
A. Osama bin Laden pg. 84
20. What country had Al Qaeda decided to use as its home base?
A. Afghanistan. Pg 84
21. What is the name of the organization founded by Greg to build schools?
A. Central Asia Institute or CAI.
22. What 2 places were hit during the terrorist attacks on September 11?
A. The World Trade Center in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C,. pg. 124
23. What are the 3 core tenets of Islam?
A. Justice, tolerance, charity. Pg 126
24. What was the name of the magazine that published Greg’s story?
A. Parade. Pg. 142
25. How were people warned that land mines had been found in the area?
A. The rocks were painted red. Pg . 149
26. What did Amira Mortenson do with her brother Kyber right after he was born?
A. She took him to show and tell at preschool. Pg. 158