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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Amir first asks Sohrab to come with him to America, how does Sohrab respond?
(a) He jumpes for joy.
(b) He asks to think about it for a day or two.
(c) He refuses to leave.
(d) He does not respond.

4. Who is Amir's guide on his journey back to Afghanistan in Chapter 19?
(a) Sohrab.
(b) Farid.
(c) Ali.
(d) Rahim Khad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Amir give Farid's son his watch?

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

3. What does Rahim Kahn want Amir to do in Chapter 17?

4. During his recovery in Chapter 23, what does Amir dream?

5. What does Farid leave under a mattress in Farid's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe one example of irony in Chapter 22.

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

3. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?

4. With whom does Amir set up a meeting in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 18, as Amir thinks about his childhood and Baba's attitude toward him, how does Amir feel?

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

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

8. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

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

10. In Chapter 17, what does Amir deduce is his relationship with Hassan?

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