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

2. Where does Amir decide to go at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Rahim Khan's apartment.
(b) Home.
(c) America.
(d) Kabul.

3. When Amir goes for a walk in Chapter 14, what does he see that makes him remember his childhood?
(a) Rahim Khan.
(b) A gang of youth chasing a young boy.
(c) The Golden Gate Bridge.
(d) Kites flying.

4. Why are officials patrolling the stadium during the soccer match?
(a) To whip anyone rooting for the wrong team.
(b) To whip anyone who cheers to loudly.
(c) To stone anyone who cheers to loudly.
(d) To ensure there is not a riot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the pomegranate tree?

2. When does Baba die?

3. Who lived with Rahim Kahn for 10 years?

4. Who is Hassan's father?

5. Why does Amir have a hard time believing the truth about his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What skill does Soraya's mother have that she has been forbidden to share in public?

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

4. Why does Sohrab not have to go back to the orphanage in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

8. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?

9. Why do you think Amir continues to refuse to share the truth about his quest with Farid in Chapter 21?

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

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