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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 must Amir do to get Sohrab in Chapter 22?
2. What is the name of Hassan's wife?
3. Whose phone call makes Amir agitated?
4. Where does Amir offer to take Rahim Kahn in Chapter 15?
5. When does Baba die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rahim Kahn use to persuade Amir to go and find Sohrab in Chapter 17?
2. In Chapter 17, what does Amir deduce is his relationship with Hassan?
3. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?
4. How does Sohrab react to the idea of being put back in an orphanage temporarily?
5. Why do you think Amir continues to refuse to share the truth about his quest with Farid in Chapter 21?
6. Describe one example of irony in Chapter 22.
7. Explain why Farid grabs the orphanage director in Chapter 20.
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. Why was Amir so taken with listening to the stories about his mother that the beggar shared in Chapter 20?
10. What changes Hassan's mind about moving back to Kabul with Rahim Kahn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If Amir had the power to travel back in time and change one choice that he made, which event do you believe he would change and why would he choose to change it?
Remember to:
• Describe which event he would change
• Describe why he would choose that event
Essay Topic 2
Kinship is an important aspect of this book. Describe the various components of kinship throughout the book, using examples from the text. Describe your own views of kinship and how it may vary from that the author describes.
Remember to:
• Describe the components of kinship used by the author
• Use examples from the text
• Describe your own views of kinship
• Describe how it varies or is the same as that of the author
Essay Topic 3
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
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