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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Amir and Hassan go to the tree after school resumes following the kite tournament?
(a) They read a favorite story.
(b) Hassan and Amir get into a fight.
(c) Amir pelts Hassan with pomegranates.
(d) They discuss what happened in the alley.

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

3. Who points out a plot hole in Amir's first short story?
(a) Hassan.
(b) Rahim Kahn.
(c) Amir.
(d) Baba.

4. To Amir, the week represents _______ and Soraya represents __________.
(a) Winter/summer.
(b) Spring/winter.
(c) Fall/spring.
(d) Winter/spring.

5. When does Amir make up his first story?
(a) During a tease of Hassan.
(b) On a trip to the cinema.
(c) At his school.
(d) At his work.

6. Who built the orphanage in Chapter 2?
(a) Hassan.
(b) Amir.
(c) Rahim Kahn.
(d) Baba.

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

8. What is the benefit of winter to the children of Afghanistan?
(a) Religious holidays begin.
(b) The end of the conflict.
(c) A three month break from school.
(d) The beginning of the school year.

9. Which of the following can be used to describe how Amir is happy for the attack because it lead his father to give him a hug?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Irony.

10. Baba feels proud of Amir for winning the kite tournament; how does this make Amir feel?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Joyless.
(d) Angry.

11. After the kite tournament, what does Hassan say is wrong with him?
(a) He says Amir hurt him.
(b) He was raped.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He says nothing is wrong.

12. What happens to the popular singer who sang at Amir's party?
(a) No one knows.
(b) He continues to be a popular singer.
(c) He flees Afghanistan.
(d) He is shot by government officials.

13. In Chapter 2, Baba tells his friend Rahim Kahn of his fear that Amir will grow up to be what?
(a) A weak boy.
(b) A successful man.
(c) An athlete.
(d) A religious man.

14. Whom of the following was Amir's childhood friend and servant?
(a) Rahim Kahn.
(b) Baba.
(c) Ali.
(d) Hassan.

15. Which of the following was Baba's father's job?
(a) A nomad.
(b) A judge.
(c) A successful businessman.
(d) A director of an orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amir determined to win in Chapter 6?

2. Why did Baba's father take home Ali?

3. Which season is beginning in Chapter 6?

4. What happens to the truck taking Baba, Amir, and other refugees to Pakistan?

5. What does Assef do to Hassan in the alley after the kite tournament?

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