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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. In what disguise does Amir travel to Afghanistan in Chapter 19?

3. What must Amir do to get Sohrab in Chapter 22?

4. What does Amir find he has in common with Sohrab?

5. Where is Sohrab in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 13, what does Amir feel is coming between him and Soraya in their marriage?

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

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

In the story, Amir felt as if he was letting his father down by becoming a writer and being weak because of it. Are there certain professions which make a person weak? Justify your answer.

Remember to:

• Decide if a profession can make a person weak.

• Justify your answer

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

At the beginning of the book, Amir appeared weak, but by the end of the book he seemed much stronger and even brave. Explain how this change occurred using supporting details from the text. Compare the changes Amir makes to your own life. Have you become stronger? In what way?

Remember to:

• Describe Amir's changes

• Use supporting details from the text

• Describe changes in your own life in a similar manner to Amirs

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