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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Assef do to Hassan in the alley after the kite tournament?
(a) Rapes him.
(b) Beats him up.
(c) Holds him down.
(d) Takes away the blue kite.

2. Why do Hassan and Amir sit under a pomegranate tree in Chapter 4?
(a) So that Hassan can learn to read.
(b) So that Amir can read legends to Hassan.
(c) To share tales of their adventures.
(d) To act out movies they had seen at the cinema.

3. When does Hassan stop smiling?
(a) When Baba hugs Amir.
(b) After Assef threatens him.
(c) After his surgery.
(d) When Ali dies.

4. Where does Rahim Kahn want Amir to go in Chapter 1?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Golden Gate Park.

5. What illness does Baba have in Chapter 12?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Brain tumor.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Amir nervous in Chapter 7?

2. What gift does Baba give Amir for his graduation from high school?

3. Where did Hassan live when Amir was a child?

4. What does Hassan dream of before the kite tournament?

5. How do Baba and Amir earn extra money on the weekends while living in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you believe Amir felt having Hassan point out the plot hole in his first short story?

2. What is one of the few activities that both Amir and Baba share as children?

3. Support Amir's decision to hide his love of books and poetry.

4. Explain why you think Hassan never tattles on Amir when caught doing inappropriate things.

5. Compare Hassan and Amir's relationship to that of their fathers.

6. What does Hassan's face remind Amir of as the boys in the alley hold him down?

7. Why does Kamal's father commit suicide?

8. Who wins the kite tournament?

9. How do Hassan and Amir react after the shooting in Chapter 5?

10. What happens to lessen some of the joy Amir feels upon his high school graduation?

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