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

2. Why is the long engagement period forgone for Amir and Soraya?

3. What happened to Hassan and his wife?

4. What does Farid warn Amir not to do after he meets his first Taliban officers?

5. What is the name of Hassan's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?

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

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

The Taliban, as described in this book, violated numerous human rights. Describe how basic human rights were violated using supporting details from the text. Identify, what in your opinion, should be basic human rights.

Remember to:

• Describe basic human rights that were violated by the Taliban

• Use supporting details from the text

• Identify what should be basic human rights

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The author used the writing technique of flashbacks throughout this book. Was this an effective writing technique? Why or why not?

Remember to:

• Describe whether or not the use of flashbacks was an effective writing technique

• Detail why or why not

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