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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the director tell Amir he might find Sohrab?

2. Why is the long engagement period forgone for Amir and Soraya?

3. Who does Soraya call to help with the adoption process?

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

5. How long after Amir and Baba left Afghanistan does Rahim Kahn find Hassan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Amir goes to Kabul to save Sohrab; however, is this what actually happens?

2. Describe the difference between the motivation for Amir leaving money under Hassan's mattress as a child and leaving it under Farid's family's mattress as an adult.

3. Why does Amir believe Rahim Kahn knows his secret?

4. What does the note Rahim Khan leaves for Amir in Chapter 23 ask?

5. Why does Rahim Kahn refuse Amir's offer to take him to America for newer and better treatments for his illness?

6. How does Sohrab react to the idea of being put back in an orphanage temporarily?

7. What do kites symbolize to Amir, as seen in Chapter 14?

8. What does Rahim Kahn use to persuade Amir to go and find Sohrab in Chapter 17?

9. Explain why Farid grabs the orphanage director in Chapter 20.

10. What happened to the American couple who was to adopt Sohrab?

(see the answer keys)

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