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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amir go after leaving Rahim Khan to think about his choices in Chapter 18?

2. For what does Amir feel responsible?

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

4. Of what does the man with the sunglasses brag?

5. Why does the man at the American Embassy seem depressed and encourage Amir to give up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?

2. Explain why Amir comments in Chapter 19 that he feels like a tourist in the country in which he was a child?

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. 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.

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

7. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the information throughout this book, what do you think was the major cause for the Taliban coming into power? Support your answer with information from the text.

Remember to:

• Determine the major cause for the Taliban coming into power

• Support your answer with information from the text

Essay Topic 2

Imagine you could interview one of the characters from this book. Which character would you interview and why? Then write ten questions you would ask that character and the answer you would expect them to give.

Remember to:

• Identify the character you would interview

• Describe why you would choose this character

• Write ten interview questions

• Write ten interview answers based on how the character would answer

Essay Topic 3

Irony was used frequently throughout The Kite Runner. Describe at least four ironies the author describes in the text and what makes them ironic.

Remember to:

• Describe at least four instances of irony from the text

• Describe why they are ironic

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