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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hassan's wife do that lead to a beating by Taliban officials?

2. What does Amir dream of at the end of Chapter 14?

3. Why has the man with the sunglasses pledged his alliance to the Taliban?

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

5. What does the cut on his lip remind Amir of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the orphanage that Baba built?

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

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

4. What changes Hassan's mind about moving back to Kabul with Rahim Kahn?

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

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

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

8. What skill does Soraya's mother have that she has been forbidden to share in public?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two characters from this book. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two characters using specific examples from the story.

Remember to:

• Choose two characters

• Compare the two characters

• Contrast the two characters

Essay Topic 2

Write a comparison essay comparing Kabul from Amir's childhood to the Kabul he returned to as an adult. Be sure to include specific examples from the text.

Remember to:

• Compare Kabul from the past with the present

• Use specific examples from the text

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing the changes Amir went through throughout the book using specific examples from the text. Compare his changes to your own personal changes in opinion on this region and the reign of the Taliban.

Remember to:

• Describe Amir's changes

• Use examples from the text

• Describe your changes in opinions about Afghanistan and the culture of its people

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