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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Amir to work up the courage to discuss a book he saw Soraya reading with her?
(a) A year.
(b) A day.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

2. Why do Hassan and Amir sit under a pomegranate tree in Chapter 4?
(a) So that Hassan can learn to read.
(b) So that Amir can read legends to Hassan.
(c) To share tales of their adventures.
(d) To act out movies they had seen at the cinema.

3. What does Assef taunt Hassan about in Chapter 5?
(a) His cleft palate.
(b) His ethnicity.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

4. Which of the following is a nickname for Baba?
(a) Mr. Hurricane.
(b) Rahim Kahn.
(c) Mr. Success.
(d) Bear Wrestler.

5. Which of the following does Amir use to taunt and tease Hassan?
(a) Being a servant.
(b) His illiteracy.
(c) Meanings to large words.
(d) His mother.

6. Why is Amir nervous in Chapter 7?
(a) Because of the kite tournament.
(b) Because of Hassan's dream.
(c) Because of Baba.
(d) Because of Assef.

7. Which of the following pieces of information was not found in Chapter 4?
(a) How old Amir was.
(b) The year Ali's parents were killed.
(c) What happened to Ali's parents.
(d) The year Baba was born.

8. Which of the following does Baba never miss?
(a) Ali's birthday.
(b) Both Hassan and Amir's birthdays.
(c) Amir's birthday.
(d) Hassan's birthday.

9. Why does Amir believe that the bear wrestling story was true?
(a) Baba has scars from it.
(b) Afghans do not tell tall tales.
(c) He saw it happen.
(d) He heard it in school.

10. Why does Baba not read the story Amir wrote?
(a) Amir does not show the story to Baba.
(b) He is illiterate.
(c) He sees writing as a wimpy pastime.
(d) He does not like the topic on which Amir wrote.

11. Where did Hassan live when Amir was a child?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) With Baba.
(c) In a mud hut at the back of the property.
(d) In Amir's estate.

12. At what age did Amir indicate he came of age?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

13. Who are fleeing Kabul in Chapter 10?
(a) Ali and Baba.
(b) Hassan and Ali.
(c) Amir and Baba.
(d) Hassan and Amir.

14. What does Assef do before he leaves in Chapter 5?
(a) Uses a slingshot to hit Hassan.
(b) Hits Amir.
(c) Throws a rock at Amir.
(d) Threatens to hurt Hassan later.

15. What happens to the story Amir gives to Soraya to read?
(a) She reads it and enjoys it
(b) Her mother chaperones her as she reads it
(c) Her father destroys it
(d) She feels shame from the story

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Amir not wish from his father in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Amir live in Chapter 1?

3. How do Baba and Amir earn extra money on the weekends while living in America?

4. After the kite tournament, what does Hassan say is wrong with him?

5. Due to which of the following can Amir's inability to tolerate mediocrity be contributed?

(see the answer keys)

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