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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Hassan's first child?
(a) She is killed by the Taliban.
(b) The Taliban take her.
(c) She lives and becomes great friends with her grandmother.
(d) She is stillborn.

2. How is the man with the sunglasses beaten in the end?
(a) Amir punishes him with the brass knuckles.
(b) Amir hits him in the eye with a brass ball from his slingshot.
(c) Sohrab hits him in the eye with a brass ball from his slingshot.
(d) Sohrab punishes him using the brass knuckles.

3. Who appears at Hassan's door, bloody and broken and in need of care?
(a) Amir.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Rahim Kahn.
(d) Sanaubar.

4. At first, the people of Afghanistan viewed the Taliban as what?
(a) Liberators.
(b) Divisionists.
(c) The worst rulers.
(d) Enemies.

5. Why has the man with the sunglasses pledged his alliance to the Taliban?
(a) Because he is a Hazara.
(b) Because he was beaten in prison under the Sohwari.
(c) Because he despises America.
(d) Because he is a bully and enjoys inflicting pain.

6. What happened to the pomegranate tree?
(a) It was cut down and used for wood.
(b) It was Taliban headquarters.
(c) It died.
(d) It was full of life in a barren area still bearing fruit.

7. When Amir first asks Sohrab to come with him to America, how does Sohrab respond?
(a) He does not respond.
(b) He jumpes for joy.
(c) He asks to think about it for a day or two.
(d) He refuses to leave.

8. Why does Amir not see more adult males in the streets of Kabul in Chapter 20?
(a) Most of the men are Taliban and on patrol.
(b) Many have been casualties of the war.
(c) Men are at work and not able to walk the streets.
(d) Men are not allowed to walk the streets.

9. Who does Soraya call to help with the adoption process?
(a) Her uncle, who works for the INS.
(b) Her brother, who works for the INS.
(c) Her brother, who is a lawyer.
(d) Her uncle, a lawyer.

10. In Chapter 17, who does Rahim Kahn say will care for Sohrab?
(a) An American couple in Pakistan.
(b) A couple in America.
(c) A Pakistani couple in America.
(d) Amir and his wife.

11. What does the cut on his lip remind Amir of?
(a) His father, Baba's scars.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) Assef and the fight.
(d) Hassan's cleft palate.

12. Who pays for Amir and Soraya's wedding?
(a) Baba uses his life savings.
(b) The General uses his life savings.
(c) Soraya uses her life savings.
(d) Amir uses his life savings.

13. Who throws the engagement party for Amir and Soraya?
(a) Amir and Soraya.
(b) Baba.
(c) The General.
(d) No one.

14. What is Sohrab amazed to see in Chapter 24?
(a) A mosque.
(b) The American Embassy.
(c) A nice hotel.
(d) Cartoons.

15. Who lived with Rahim Kahn for 10 years?
(a) Orphans.
(b) Ali.
(c) Hassan.
(d) Assef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What style of literary expression does Amir often use to describe his reunion with Rahim Khan?

2. What are the respective majors of Soraya and Amir in college?

3. Of what does the man with the sunglasses brag?

4. When does Baba die?

5. Why are officials patrolling the stadium during the soccer match?

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