The Kite Runner - Chapters 1 - 5

In Chapter 1, Amir briefly says where he is the day  of the event that made him who he is today. Where was he when this event occurred?

• on top of a roof, flying a kite
• at a crowed market place
• in his father's study
• behind a wall looking in an alley

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What advice does Rahim Kahn tell Amir that is also a theme in the novel?

• There is a way to be good again
• Change is inevitable
• Life happens; get over it
• For you, a thousand times over

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Hassan never do to Amir?

• He never denies him anything
• He never listens to his stories
• He never respects Amir
• He never respects Baba

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Which of the following is it that Amir and Hassan DO NOT have in common?

• their first steps were on the lawn
• the same ethnicity (culture group religion)
• the same nationality (place of birth)
• the same nurse mother

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Baba refuse to do despite being asked by Amir?

• To teach Amir to play sports. 
• To read Amir's story.  
• To spend time with him and Hassan. 
• To officially adopt Hassan.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is NOT true about Assef? 

• He has a sling shot.  
• He's fascinated with Hitler. 
• He's a Pashtun. 
• He had a reputation for savagery.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The book opens with a flashback. What is a “flashback?”

• A backwards flash of light

• An event that predicts the future in the story

• An event that explains the past in a story

• A very backwards Light Character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Who is Sanaubar?

• Hassan’s mother

• The pet dog

• Amir's friend

• A friendly neighbor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The narrator of this novel is:

• Hassan

• Khaled Hosseini

• Khalid Latif

• Amir

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

At the beginning of the story, Amir receives a phone call from a friend. What country is the friend living in?

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Kohistan

• Pakistan

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9