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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 did Rahim Kahn live for many years?

2. How does Amir's wife react to hearing the entire truth about Amir's childhood?

3. Why is Amir going to visit Rahim Khan in Chapter 14?

4. What do Farid and Amir see on their way to the soccer match in Chapter 21?

5. Where does Amir decide to go at the end of Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Farzana and Hassan nurse his mother back to health?

3. Why does Amir believe Rahim Kahn knows his secret?

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

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

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

7. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

8. 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.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the universal ethical code pertaining to personal gain at the expense of others is utilized throughout this book. Use specific examples from the text to support your description.

Remember to:

• Describe how one rarely gets satisfaction at the expense of others

• Use specific examples from the text

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the changes Amir went through throughout the book using specific examples from the text. Compare his changes to your own personal changes in opinion on this region and the reign of the Taliban.

Remember to:

• Describe Amir's changes

• Use examples from the text

• Describe your changes in opinions about Afghanistan and the culture of its people

Essay Topic 3

Was Amir a good man? Support your position with specific examples from the text.

Remember to:

• Describe whether or not Amir was a good man

• Use supporting details from the text to support your opinion

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