The Kite Runner: Study Help: Quiz

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 Hassans 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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