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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. Whose phone call makes Amir agitated?
2. Where does Amir go after leaving Rahim Khan to think about his choices in Chapter 18?
3. What does Hassan often do with his son before it was outlawed?
4. Where did Rahim Kahn live for many years?
5. What did Hassan's wife do that lead to a beating by Taliban officials?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the major theme of Chapter 18?
2. What do kites symbolize to Amir, as seen in Chapter 14?
3. Explain why Amir comments in Chapter 19 that he feels like a tourist in the country in which he was a child?
4. 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.
5. What does Rahim Kahn use to persuade Amir to go and find Sohrab in Chapter 17?
6. In Chapter 13, what does Amir feel is coming between him and Soraya in their marriage?
7. What does the note Rahim Khan leaves for Amir in Chapter 23 ask?
8. What changes Hassan's mind about moving back to Kabul with Rahim Kahn?
9. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?
10. Why does Amir believe Rahim Kahn knows his secret?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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
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 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
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