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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the pomegranate tree?
(a) It was full of life in a barren area still bearing fruit.
(b) It was cut down and used for wood.
(c) It was Taliban headquarters.
(d) It died.

2. What happens to the adulterous couple paraded into the arena during half-time at the soccer match?
(a) Their pictures are taken and sold as pornography.
(b) They are whipped to death.
(c) They are stoned to death.
(d) They are hung.

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

4. Whose phone call makes Amir agitated?
(a) Hassan's.
(b) The General's.
(c) Soraya's.
(d) Rahim Khan's.

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

6. In Chapter 14, where does Amir plan to travel to see Rahim Khan?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Russia.

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

8. Why does the man at the American Embassy seem depressed and encourage Amir to give up?
(a) The process is too complicated.
(b) His daughter committed suicide recently.
(c) Sohrab is too old to be adopted.
(d) He does not believe in adoption.

9. What happens to Hassan's first child?
(a) The Taliban take her.
(b) She is stillborn.
(c) She is killed by the Taliban.
(d) She lives and becomes great friends with her grandmother.

10. What does Amir eat as he waits for the man with sunglasses in Chapter 22?
(a) Pomegranates.
(b) Rice.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Coffee.

11. What does Farid leave under a mattress in Farid's home?
(a) His watch.
(b) A novel he wrote.
(c) Some money.
(d) Some food.

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

13. Where did Rahim Kahn live for many years?
(a) In Hassan's mud hut.
(b) In Baba's House.
(c) In his own house.
(d) In Baba's Orphanage.

14. What style of literary expression does Amir often use to describe his reunion with Rahim Khan?
(a) Similes.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphors.
(d) Cliches.

15. What does Hassan often do with his son before it was outlawed?
(a) Reading under the tree.
(b) Telling of ancient legends.
(c) Kite tournaments.
(d) Shopping at the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Baba die?

2. Why is Baba's speech at Amir's engagement party not more impressive?

3. What does Farid warn Amir not to do after he meets his first Taliban officers?

4. When Amir goes for a walk in Chapter 14, what does he see that makes him remember his childhood?

5. Why does Rahim Khan want Amir to wait a little longer before beginning his journey in Chapter 19?

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