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The Kite Runner

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Khaled Hosseini Biography

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25

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1:  What was Hassan's most noticeable physical characteristic?

a. His leg left is amputated.

b. He has a cleft lip.

c. He is missing the index finger on his right hand.

d. He is blind.
2:  In which Afghanistan city do Amir and Hassan grow up?

a. Kandahar

b. Heart

c. Kunduz

d. Kabul
3:  What is the first word spoken by Hassan?

a. Baba

b. Amir

c. Ali

d. Rahim
4:  To Baba, all sins are a variation of what one and only sin?

a. Theft

b. Hate

c. Murder

d. Blasphemy
5:  Who first welcomed the orphaned Ali into Baba and Amir's home?

a. Baba

b. Amir's grandfather

c. Amir's great grandfather

d. Amir's mother
6:  According to Amir, what are the things that most connect him to his father?

a. Short stories

b. Poetry

c. Kites

d. Music
7:  On the morning of the first kite-flying tournament, what is the dream about that Hassan shares with Amir?

a. An alleged monster

b. Amir's mother

c. Hassan's mother

d. Amir's grandfather
8:  As Assef sodomizes Hassan, Amir compares the look he sees on Hassan's face to what?

a. A cat's face

b. A resistant goat

c. A sterile bull

d. A sacrificial lamb
9:  In the end, what does Amir ultimately do surrounding Hassan?s being sodomized?

a. He fights Assef.

b. He runs.

c. He yells at Assef to stop.

d. He tells an old man in the bazaar.
10:  What gift does Assef give to Amir at Amir's thirteenth birthday party?

a. A book of short stories

b. A new kite

c. A biography of Hitler

d. A notebook
11:  From what does Baba die?

a. Old age

b. Cancer

c. A land mine

d. A heart attack
12:  From what does Ali die?

a. Old age

b. Cancer

c. A land mine

d. A heart attack
13:  Who attempts to commit suicide by drowning in a bathtub?

a. Sohrab

b. Amir

c. Hassan

d. Soraya



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