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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Amir nervous in Chapter 7?
(a) Because of Hassan's dream.
(b) Because of Baba.
(c) Because of the kite tournament.
(d) Because of Assef.

2. What color is the kite that places second in the tournament?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

3. How does Baba react after Hassan's confession is made in Chapter 9?
(a) He punishes Amir.
(b) He asks Ali and Hassan to leave.
(c) He forgives Hassan.
(d) He forgives Ali.

4. Why did Sanaubar leave?
(a) She died in childbirth.
(b) Because Hassan was deformed.
(c) She was very religious.
(d) She was immoral.

5. Where did Hassan live when Amir was a child?
(a) In Amir's estate.
(b) With Baba.
(c) In San Francisco.
(d) In a mud hut at the back of the property.

6. A call from _________ leads Amir to consider visiting his homeland of Afghanistan.
(a) Hassan.
(b) Baba.
(c) Ali.
(d) Rahim Kahn.

7. When does Amir make up his first story?
(a) On a trip to the cinema.
(b) At his school.
(c) At his work.
(d) During a tease of Hassan.

8. Which of the following pieces of information was not found in Chapter 4?
(a) The year Ali's parents were killed.
(b) The year Baba was born.
(c) What happened to Ali's parents.
(d) How old Amir was.

9. Which of the following is not a memory Amir has of Hassan by Chapter 4?
(a) Sitting under a pomegranate tree.
(b) Visiting nomads.
(c) Going to the cinema.
(d) Fighting a bear.

10. What two gifts does Baba give Amir for his 13th birthday?
(a) A bicycle and watch.
(b) A book of legends and a notebook.
(c) A book of legends and a bicycle.
(d) A notebook and a reading book.

11. What does Hassan dream of before the kite tournament?
(a) A victory in the tournament.
(b) A monster in the lake.
(c) A monster in the sky.
(d) His own death.

12. Which of the following does Baba never miss?
(a) Amir's birthday.
(b) Ali's birthday.
(c) Hassan's birthday.
(d) Both Hassan and Amir's birthdays.

13. Who are fleeing Kabul in Chapter 10?
(a) Ali and Baba.
(b) Hassan and Amir.
(c) Hassan and Ali.
(d) Amir and Baba.

14. Why does Baba not read the story Amir wrote?
(a) Amir does not show the story to Baba.
(b) He does not like the topic on which Amir wrote.
(c) He sees writing as a wimpy pastime.
(d) He is illiterate.

15. Seeing the kites flying in Chapter 1 leads Amir to think back to his childhood. This literary technique is known as a . . .
(a) Third Person.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) First Person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Amir learn some of the true history of the Hazara people?

2. What happens to the popular singer who sang at Amir's party?

3. What does Assef taunt Hassan about in Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Amir has a what?

5. What hope does Soraya express in Chapter 12 for her future?

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