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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Amir comfort Hassan when the soldiers make fun of his mother?
(a) He fights for Hassan.
(b) He tells him they are speaking of another woman.
(c) He slingshots rocks at them.
(d) He calls them liars.

2. Which of the following does Ali use to reassure the boys after the shooting in Chapter 5?
(a) That they are protected by Baba.
(b) That Ali will protect them.
(c) That it is only duck hunters.
(d) That their heritage will protect them from any danger.

3. What two gifts does Baba give Amir for his 13th birthday?
(a) A notebook and a reading book.
(b) A bicycle and watch.
(c) A book of legends and a notebook.
(d) A book of legends and a bicycle.

4. Where does Amir learn some of the true history of the Hazara people?
(a) Baba.
(b) An old history book.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Hassan.

5. How many kites are in the tournament?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 500.
(d) 25.

6. What does Amir make Hassan vow in Chapter 6?
(a) To eat dirt.
(b) To move into Baba's home.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) To help him win the tournament.

7. What happens to the truck taking Baba, Amir, and other refugees to Pakistan?
(a) It never leaves Kabul.
(b) It breaks down.
(c) The Russians stop it.
(d) It takes them all the way to Pakistan.

8. How does Baba react after Hassan's confession is made in Chapter 9?
(a) He punishes Amir.
(b) He forgives Hassan.
(c) He asks Ali and Hassan to leave.
(d) He forgives Ali.

9. Before Baba passes away, what does Amir ask of him?
(a) To pray to Mecca with him.
(b) To attend his wedding.
(c) To accept medical treatment.
(d) To permit him to marry Soraya.

10. Amir does not use which of the following phrases to describe Hassan?
(a) China doll face.
(b) Deformed.
(c) Harelip.
(d) Slight boy.

11. Which of the following is the only thing Baba considers a sin?
(a) Lying.
(b) Murder.
(c) Adultery.
(d) Theft.

12. Who misses Afghanistan the most in Chapter 11?
(a) General Taheri.
(b) Baba.
(c) Amir.
(d) Soraya.

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

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

15. What color is the kite that places second in the tournament?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hassan do at Amir's 13th birthday party?

2. Why does Baba not read the story Amir wrote?

3. Who is the protagonist of this novel?

4. Who is invading Afghanistan in Chapter 10?

5. When does Hassan stop smiling?

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