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

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

3. In Chapter 14, where does Amir plan to travel to see Rahim Khan?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Russia.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. Why does Amir give Farid's son his watch?
(a) He is noble and gifts of watches show nobility.
(b) He feels guilty about leaving his watch under Hassan's mattress.
(c) He wants the family to like him.
(d) He sees them as a needy family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Farid and Amir see on their way to the soccer match in Chapter 21?

2. What does Farid warn Amir not to do after he meets his first Taliban officers?

3. How is the man with the sunglasses beaten in the end?

4. Why does Amir not complain about paying a large sum of money to stay in the dirty hotel room with bloodstains on the wall?

5. What must Amir do to get Sohrab in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the American couple who was to adopt Sohrab?

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

3. In Chapter 18, as Amir thinks about his childhood and Baba's attitude toward him, how does Amir feel?

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

5. How does Sohrab react to the idea of being put back in an orphanage temporarily?

6. Why does Rahim Kahn refuse Amir's offer to take him to America for newer and better treatments for his illness?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Amir deduce is his relationship with Hassan?

8. 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.

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

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

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