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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. What does Amir find he has in common with Sohrab?
2. What is the first thing Hassan wants to know upon meeting with Rahim Kahn again?
3. Where does Amir decide to go at the end of Chapter 18?
4. What happened to most of the trees in Kabul, which used to be plentiful?
5. What is Sohrab amazed to see in Chapter 24?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom does Amir set up a meeting in Chapter 21?
2. What does Rahim Kahn use to persuade Amir to go and find Sohrab in Chapter 17?
3. Why does Sohrab not have to go back to the orphanage in Chapter 24?
4. In Chapter 18, as Amir thinks about his childhood and Baba's attitude toward him, how does Amir feel?
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. Explain why Farid grabs the orphanage director in Chapter 20.
7. What changes Hassan's mind about moving back to Kabul with Rahim Kahn?
8. Why do Farzana and Hassan nurse his mother back to health?
9. Why do you think Amir continues to refuse to share the truth about his quest with Farid in Chapter 21?
10. What skill does Soraya's mother have that she has been forbidden to share in public?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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
Essay Topic 2
Kinship is an important aspect of this book. Describe the various components of kinship throughout the book, using examples from the text. Describe your own views of kinship and how it may vary from that the author describes.
Remember to:
• Describe the components of kinship used by the author
• Use examples from the text
• Describe your own views of kinship
• Describe how it varies or is the same as that of the author
Essay Topic 3
Every year, many teens attempt suicide. Explain what drove Sohrab to attempt suicide in the story and what might drive a teen in America to do the same thing.
Remember to:
• Explain what drove Sohrab to attempt suicide
• Explain why a modern American teen might attempt suicide
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