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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Rahim Kahn live for many years?

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

4. Who pays for Amir and Soraya's wedding?

5. What does Hassan often do with his son before it was outlawed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Amir so taken with listening to the stories about his mother that the beggar shared in Chapter 20?

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

6. In Chapter 13, what does Amir feel is coming between him and Soraya in their marriage?

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

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

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

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

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