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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What affinity does Sohrab have that helped Amir begin to track him down in Chapter 20?
(a) Kites.
(b) Writing.
(c) Guns.
(d) Slingshots.

2. In Chapter 18, Who does Amir believe committed a sin?
(a) Rahim Khan.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Himself.
(d) Baba.

3. Why has the man with the sunglasses pledged his alliance to the Taliban?
(a) Because he is a Hazara.
(b) Because he despises America.
(c) Because he was beaten in prison under the Sohwari.
(d) Because he is a bully and enjoys inflicting pain.

4. Where does Amir finally admit his relationship with Sohrab?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) On a picnic.
(c) In the hotel.
(d) At the mosque.

5. Why does Amir give Farid's son his watch?
(a) He is noble and gifts of watches show nobility.
(b) He feels guilty about leaving his watch under Hassan's mattress.
(c) He sees them as a needy family.
(d) He wants the family to like him.

6. What does Rahim Kahn give to Amir in Chapter 17 from Hassan?
(a) A watch.
(b) Money.
(c) A letter.
(d) Bicycle.

7. How does Amir's wife react to hearing the entire truth about Amir's childhood?
(a) Upset.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Lovingly.
(d) Happily.

8. Who pays for Amir and Soraya's wedding?
(a) The General uses his life savings.
(b) Soraya uses her life savings.
(c) Amir uses his life savings.
(d) Baba uses his life savings.

9. During his recovery in Chapter 23, what does Amir dream?
(a) His life in America.
(b) Assef's attack on Hassan.
(c) Baba fighting a bear.
(d) The fight with Assef.

10. What does the cut on his lip remind Amir of?
(a) Assef and the fight.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) His father, Baba's scars.
(d) Hassan's cleft palate.

11. What does Amir dream of at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) The kite competition.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Baba.

12. Who appears at Hassan's door, bloody and broken and in need of care?
(a) Sanaubar.
(b) Rahim Kahn.
(c) Amir.
(d) Sohrab.

13. What does Amir find he has in common with Sohrab?
(a) A cleft palate.
(b) Writing stories.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Singing.

14. Who is Hassan's father?
(a) Rahim Khan.
(b) Ali.
(c) Amir.
(d) Baba.

15. How is the man with the sunglasses beaten in the end?
(a) Amir punishes him with the brass knuckles.
(b) Sohrab punishes him using the brass knuckles.
(c) Sohrab hits him in the eye with a brass ball from his slingshot.
(d) Amir hits him in the eye with a brass ball from his slingshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to most of the trees in Kabul, which used to be plentiful?

2. Who is Amir's guide on his journey back to Afghanistan in Chapter 19?

3. When Amir first asks Sohrab to come with him to America, how does Sohrab respond?

4. Why does the man at the American Embassy seem depressed and encourage Amir to give up?

5. In what disguise does Amir travel to Afghanistan in Chapter 19?

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