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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 happened to most of the trees in Kabul, which used to be plentiful?
(a) They were bombed and destroyed.
(b) The poor cut them down to build orphanages.
(c) The poor burned them for firewood.
(d) The Taliban destroyed them.

2. How long after Amir and Baba left Afghanistan does Rahim Kahn find Hassan?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 15 years.

3. In what disguise does Amir travel to Afghanistan in Chapter 19?
(a) He wears no disguise.
(b) An American business man.
(c) Traditional Muslim dress.
(d) A fake beard alone.

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

5. Why is the long engagement period forgone for Amir and Soraya?
(a) Due to Soraya's past indiscretions.
(b) Due to financial matters.
(c) Due to college starting.
(d) Due to Baba's illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahim Kahn want Amir to do in Chapter 17?

2. What is the content of the sexy pictures being sold outside of the soccer stadium?

3. Who is the beggar that Amir gives some money in Chapter 20?

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

5. When does Baba die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Farzana and Hassan nurse his mother back to health?

2. What do kites symbolize to Amir, as seen in Chapter 14?

3. Explain why Farid grabs the orphanage director in Chapter 20.

4. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Amir feel is coming between him and Soraya in their marriage?

6. Describe the difference between the motivation for Amir leaving money under Hassan's mattress as a child and leaving it under Farid's family's mattress as an adult.

7. Why do you think Amir continues to refuse to share the truth about his quest with Farid in Chapter 21?

8. Why does Amir believe Rahim Kahn knows his secret?

9. What does Rahim Kahn use to persuade Amir to go and find Sohrab in Chapter 17?

10. Why was Amir so taken with listening to the stories about his mother that the beggar shared in Chapter 20?

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