The Kite Runner Quizzes – Flashcards
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What was the only birthday gift that Amir didn't toss on the pile in his bedroom?
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the journal from Rahim Khan
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According to Amir, why was Babba throwing a 13th birthday party for Amir?
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because he was the last kite standing and brought back the last kite Hassan ran
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What two things did Amir put under Hassan's mattress after his birthday party?
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Amir's new watch and a few envelopes of money
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What did Hassan answer when Baba asked him if he stole the money that was found in Hassan's room?
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he said he did it
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To what country do Amir and Baba flee in March 1981 when Afghanistan becomes unsafe in which to live?
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Pakistan
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Who are the parties in a third possible, but not committed, rape when a group of people are fleeing Kabul in a truck?
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Russian soldier and a hazara
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Why does the Russian officer say that the Russian soldier was going to commit this rape?
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drug addiction (heroine)
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To what state in the United States do Amir and Baba move in the 1980s?
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California
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What does Baba do when the Vietnamese grocery owner asks him for ID?
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he gets angry and throws a tantrum
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What important question does Amir ask Sohrab toward the end of The Kite Runner?
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if he wants to go live with him and Soraya in America
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Initially what is Sohrab's reservation about answering the above question affirmatively?
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he is scared Amir will get tired of him and not want him anymore
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Eventually how does Sohrab answer the above question?
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he says he'll go with him
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What does Amir tell his wife during his first phone call to her from Islamabad?
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he tells her about his past with Hassan and about Sohrab
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To which official agency does Amir go for help in Islamabad?
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the American Embassy
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To whom does the official at this agency advise Amir go to for help?
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he advises Amir to go to a lawyer for help with his case
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What does Sohrab try to do to himself that night when Amir tells him that their best option to get a visa is for Sohrab to go to an orphanage for a while?
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he trys to commit suicide
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What does Amir do with the white bedsheet at the hospital?
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he used it as a prayer rug
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At the hospital what does Sohrab tell Amir he wants back?
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his old life
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After Sohrab tells Amir he wants his old life back, how long is it before Sohrab speaks again?
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a year
