The Kite Runner Practice Test

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• At what age does Amir decide to take responsibility for his actions?
• What happened to Hassan and his wife Farzana?
• How does Amir feel after Baba's burial?
• Which character is described as 'casually arrogant' by Amir?
• What prejudicial thought enters Amir's mind after he runs away?
• What does Khala Jamila do when the general is in the hospital, and why?
• Why does Farid's comment about Sohrab being Shi'a make Amir think Afghanistan is a 'hopeless place'?
• What kind of child is Sohrab?
• When Baba is confronted about the stolen items, what does Hassan claim to have stolen?
• Why does Amir dream that he is Hassan's murderer?
• Which event serves as the backdrop for Hassan's assault?
• What is significant about the house on the Street of the Guests?
• Why do the boys react differently to Rostam and Sohrab?
• Why does Amir ask Soraya not to tell her parents about Sohrab's origins?
• What does Amir ask his ill father, and what is the outcome?
• Which unspoken dynamic is highlighted in the boys' environment?
• Why is Rahim Khan's present not considered blood money by Amir?
• Which event is explicitly connected to the loyalty theme and its consequences in the early chapters?
• How does Amir's first words dynamic frame the rest of the story?
• Why does Zaman continue to sell children?
• What decision does Amir reach after hearing Rahim Khan's story about his Hazara fiancée?
• Why does General Taheri disapprove of Soraya's choice to become a teacher?
• What does Rahim Khan tell Amir about his own health?
• Why does Amir describe himself as a 'ghost' in his father's house?
• Which of the following best summarizes Amir's injuries as described by Dr. Faruqi?
• Why does Amir invite Hassan to the hill?
• What happens to Kamal's father?
• Who is Kamal and what happened to him?
• In the image of Baba and Rahim Khan, what does Amir holding Rahim Khan's finger while Baba holds him symbolize?
• Who is Sohrab in relation to Hassan?
• What happened to Sanaubar after she was found at the gate?
• What does Assef mean by the line about Hitler being too late, but not for us?
• What does the pomegranate tree symbolize?
• Why are the characters sleeping so much, in context?
• Explain the significance of the television show featured when Amir and Sohrab return from their picnic.
• What is the relationship between Hassan and Sohrab in Amir's framing?
• Why does Amir laugh when Mr. Fayyaz tells him Afghanis are reckless?
• What bond does Amir describe using the breast milk analogy?
• What is significant about the fact that Sohrab is the one who stops Assef? How is it accomplished?
• What does Rahim Khan want Amir to do?
• Who was infertile, according to Rahim Khan?
• In the opening, Baba sometimes feels distant or intimidating rather than loving. Which description best captures this sentiment?
• Why does Rahim Khan tell Amir about Homaira?
• Who is Sohrab's mother?
• What is the primary motivation behind Hassan's rape?
• What does it mean when Amir says Baba dies 'on his own terms'?
• What obstacles arise about bringing Sohrab to the United States?
• What does the sight of a red truck full of Talibs signify in the narrative?
• What does Amir make sure the General understands?
• What choice does Assef give Amir?
• What obstacle is cited about Sohrab's orphan status for a visa?
• What line does Amir say to Sohrab that echoes Hassan's words?
• Why does Amir think he and Soraya cannot have children?
• What does Farid mean by 'the real Afghanistan'?
• Why is Baba's gift to Hassan considered significant?
• How is the broken intercontinental phone connection between Amir and Rahim Khan interpreted in terms of their relationship?
• What event does Amir's description of America as a 'great, big river' allude to?
• What does the line There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood mean, especially for Sohrab?
• Why does Hosseini change from past tense to present?
• What present did Rahim Khan give Amir?
• Why does Baba invite so many people on the trip to Jalalabad?
• Why does Amir visit Hassan's home only a handful of times?
• What happens to the short story Amir gives Soraya?
• Which past event fuels Amir's guilt and shapes his return to Afghanistan?
• How does the bear-dream conclude?
• Why does Rahim Khan refer to stepping on a land mine as an Afghan way to die?
• What mystery does Rahim Khan reveal in the final pages?
• How does the confrontation between Baba and the Russian soldier affect Amir?
• What happens to Hassan after the assault?
• Why does Hosseini compare the tanks to dead animals?
• Why did Baba never call Ali his friend?
• Who collapses at the front door?
• What does the blood from the kite string symbolize in the scene?
• Why is Amir surprised when Baba says he will become a 'great' writer?
• In the hill sequence, what does the sight of juice on Hassan's shirt symbolize for Amir?
• Which moment during the kite scene offers Sohrab hope?
• What did a Taliban official do with children at intervals?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between loyalty and silence in the early chapters?
• Why does Amir not want to see devotion in Hassan's eyes after the rape?
• What did Assef claim he would do years earlier?
• Why does Farid call the Taliban 'Beard Patrol'?
• What is Afghanistan's national passion, and what does it suggest about the country?
• Which statement best captures the lasting impact on Amir's self-perception described in the material?
• In the Rostam and Sohrab tale, what is revealed about Sohrab?
• Why does the narration shift to Rahim Khan in Chapter Sixteen?
• What does the bear-dream ending imply about Amir's path to redemption?
• Why can't Amir sleep on the plane to Pakistan?
• Why does Amir tell Baba he thinks he has cancer?
• Why does Amir avoid giving his hand to the fortune-teller?
• The statement about killing his wife and not turning out like his father is meant to convey what, and how does it affect Amir's relationship with Baba?
• What nickname does Amir internally give Soraya after meeting her?
• Who is responsible for the attack on Hassan described in the material?
• What first gives light in the tanker and why does it matter?
• Why is Sanaubar's leaving considered far worse than death in the Afghan cultural setting?
• Why would Amir be envious of Hassan during the gunfire?
• Which theme introduced early is described as the redemption Amir seeks throughout the story?
• Which characters are introduced through exposition in the opening chapter?
• What did Amir hide under Hassan's bed after the party?
• What happens after Sohrab helps stop Assef?
• Which statement best describes why Amir's rescue of Sohrab is described as the most reckless feat?
• Why does Amir say that the last time he sacrificed for Baba he damned himself?
• In the escape from Kabul, what did Baba do that sparked the conflict with the Russian soldier?
• At the opening of the novel, which image does the narrator recall, and what does it symbolize?
• What does Amir's dream of Baba fighting the bear symbolize?
• What literary term is employed in describing Hassan's sacrifice as a "lamb"?
• Which past action connects Assef to Hassan?
• What is strange about Amir's vision of Rostam and Sohrab in relation to his relationship with Hassan?
• Why does Farid want to kill Zaman?
• Why does Amir refrain from apologizing to Hassan for criticizing his dream?
• What does Amir's description of General Taheri's wife imply about the status of women in that society?
• Why did Baba and others lie about Hassan's upbringing?
• Why does Baba refuse chemotherapy?
• Why does Hassan tell Amir about his dream?
• What happened to Baba's orphanage in Kabul?
• What does Hassan's name meaning "handsome" symbolize in context?
• Which event is described as having changed Amir's life forever, possibly affecting him more than Hassan's death?
• Why does the man at the orphanage not want to admit he knew Sohrab?
• What is the significance of Amir praying in the hospital?
• What is ironic about Baba's statement that 'What happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime'?
• What does the pomegranate scene symbolize in Amir's attempt at penance?
• What is surprising about the identity of the Talib who talks to Amir about taking the boy back?
• Whom does Amir meet through Baba, and how is this person described?
• Who narrates Chapter Sixteen, revealing Hassan's backstory?
• Why does Amir call his birthday gifts 'blood money'?
• Whose memory does the kite scene evoke most for Amir?
• What is the significance of Hassan's question about Amir's story?
• After the Taliban rolled in, what ironic event occurs?
• Which location is NOT among the places introduced early in the narrative?
• In Baba’s life, what role did Ali serve?
• Why is Hassan consistently loyal to Amir?
• Amir's desperate longing for his father's love leads him to what in relation to Hassan?
• What does Amir discover during halftime?
• Which statement best describes why Amir's redemption progresses at the kite-running arc?
• What inspired Hassan to name his son Sohrab?
• What does Amir give to Wahid's sons and why is it significant?
• Why is Rahim Khan's forgetfulness of the notebook significant?
• How is Amir's dream interpreted in relation to Amir and Hassan's relationship?
• What was General Taheri's reaction to Amir giving Soraya a short story?
• Who assaults Hassan after the kite-fighting episode?
• Why does Amir cringe when Wahid calls him a 'true Afghan'?
• Why does Baba not want to take ESL classes?
• Which factor primarily contributes to the rift between Amir and Hassan?
• In Amir's dream, what does Hassan's cry 'For you, a thousand times over' symbolize?
• How does Hassan respond to Amir's provocation with pomegranates, and what is Amir seeking?
• In Amir's dream, who or what does the bear most directly symbolize?
• Why does Sohrab not ask about the meeting between Amir and Andrews?
• What is the purpose of juxtaposing the football scene with the kite imagery in this part of the story?
• What is the outcome of Amir’s request to Raymond Andrews about Sohrab's visa?
• Which story is a favorite of Amir and Hassan, and what is its central theme?
• What is the described situation in Afghanistan under the Taliban?
• Why would Baba have been ashamed of himself regarding Hassan and Amir?
• Why does Farid dislike Amir?
• What is significant about the decision Amir makes to be completely truthful with Soraya?
• What does describing Hassan as a "sacrificial lamb" signify about Amir's actions?
• What literary term describes the sentence 'America was a river, roaring along, unmindful of the past'?
• What describes Hassan's position in Baba's world?
• What emotional effect does Baba's snoring have on Amir?
• During the dirt-eating discussion, what does Hassan's response reveal?
• How is the relationship between Amir and Hassan emphasized in this chapter?
• What happens at the end of the chapter?
• Why were most Hazaras illiterate?
• What is ironic about Sohrab's love for Amir?
• During the flash of light at the party, what did Amir briefly observe about Hassan?
• What do Hazaras often face in Afghan society according to the material?
• Who runs the orphanage where Zaman sells children?
• What event is described as truly redeeming Amir at the end of the story?
• Why does Amir fail to help Hassan during the assault?
• Why does Amir cry when he gives his notebook to Soraya?
• Why did Rahim Khan lie about the Caldwells?
• What does the sour apples story say about Sohrab?
• Where could Amir find the Taliban official who took Sohrab?
• Why does Amir hate the orphans?
• After Amir's novel is accepted for publication, what does he reminisce about?
• What interrupts Sohrab's sleep after Amir is injured?
• What is Kabul like on Amir's journey, according to Farid?
• What do Amir and Sohrab do after the confrontation with Assef?
• What phrase does Amir whisper after Hassan and Farzana are killed?
• Why are the two people killed as the 'halftime show' for the soccer match?