The Kite Runner Quiz CH:19-20

Chapter 19 - What did Amir have to wear when he goes back to Afghanistan?

• A turban

• A robe

• A fake beard

• Colored contacts

Chapter 19 - Farid, Amir's driver and "smuggler" into Afghanistan, first takes him to his brother, Wahid's house. Amir meets the rest of Farid's family too. What does Amir give the children?

• His food

• His watch

• His shoes

• His clothes

Chapter 19 - What were the children actually looking at?

• Amir's fake beard

• Amir's shoes

• Amir's watch

• Amir's food

Chapter 19, Page 232 - When Farid and Amir first get to know each other, Farid is unfriendly. As they start their drive, Amir sees how Afghanistan has changed and says, "I feel like a tourist in my own country." Later, a disgusted Farid says, "You've always been a tourist here, you just didn't know it." In what ways has Amir always been a tourist in Afghanistan? (Select all answers that apply).

• His father drove an American car.

• He lived in a big, expensive home.

• He had servants - Hazaras.

• He wore a beard or "pakol."

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Chapter 19 - By the end of Amir's stay at Farid's brother's house, Farid has a change of heart and begins to warm up to Amir. Why? (Select all the statements that are true).

• He appreciated the money that Amir gave to the family.

• He learns that Amir wants to help Sohrab, Hassan's son.

• He saw Amir give the children his expensive watch.

• His brother Wahid describes Amir as an honorable man.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Chapter 19 - What does Amir's dream suggest?

• That he is responsible for Baba's death.

• That he will be unable to help Hassan's son.

• That he will succeed in helping Hassan's son.

• That he is responsible for Hassan's death.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Chapter 20 - As Amir returns to Afghanistan, the reader sees how much the country has changed. In what ways has Afghanistan changed? (Select all the statements that are true).

• Almost all of the trees have been cut down.

• Beggars roam the streets for the first time.

• Kite shops no longer exist.

• Roads are polluted with old, overturned Soviet Union tanks.

Chapter 20 - What mistake does Amir make when he first sees the Taliban?

• He removes his beard.

• He tries to talk with them.

• He makes eye contact.

• He smiles at them.

Chapter 20 - Farid and Amir speak to a beggar on the way to the orphanage. What does the beggar say that surprises Amir?

• He knew Hassan.

• He knew his mother.

• He is hiding from the Taliban.

• He was best friends with Baba.

Chapter 20 - Zaman is the director of the orphanage. Why is Amir (and especially Farid) so upset with him?

• He "allows" the Taliban to "buy" children.

• He mistreats the children.

• He refuses to tell them where Sohrab is.

• He refuses to let them into the orphanage.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9