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

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

4. What were Amir's injuries from the man in the sunglasses?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?

6. What changes Hassan's mind about moving back to Kabul with Rahim Kahn?

7. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

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

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

10. 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.

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

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 3

Write a comparison essay comparing Kabul from Amir's childhood to the Kabul he returned to as an adult. Be sure to include specific examples from the text.

Remember to:

• Compare Kabul from the past with the present

• Use specific examples from the text

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