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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. How is the man with the sunglasses beaten in the end?

2. What does Rahim Kahn want Amir to do in Chapter 17?

3. What is Sohrab amazed to see in Chapter 24?

4. Where is Sohrab in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 14, where does Amir plan to travel to see Rahim Khan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Sohrab not have to go back to the orphanage in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagine you could interview one of the characters from this book. Which character would you interview and why? Then write ten questions you would ask that character and the answer you would expect them to give.

Remember to:

• Identify the character you would interview

• Describe why you would choose this character

• Write ten interview questions

• Write ten interview answers based on how the character would answer

Essay Topic 2

Religion was an underlying theme interwoven throughout this book. Describe in detail what effect his religious beliefs had on Amir using at least five examples from the story. Then compare Amir's views and beliefs as related to religion to that of another character in the story, using specific examples from the book.

Remember to:

• Describe the effect of religion on Amir

• Compare Amir's beliefs about religion to another character in the story

• Use examples from the text to support your statements

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters from this book. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two characters using specific examples from the story.

Remember to:

• Choose two characters

• Compare the two characters

• Contrast the two characters

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