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A Thousand Splendid Suns--Khaled Hosseini

Authored by Ethan Lin

12th Grade - Professional Development

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A Thousand Splendid Suns--Khaled Hosseini
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The following quote is an example of what theme in the novel?

"A society has no chance at success if its women are uneducated, Laila. No chance. " -Babi

The Power of Education
Overcoming Abuse 
Mans Inhumanity 
Living with Poverty 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The following quote is an example of what theme in the novel? 
"Giti was dead. Dead. Blown to pieces. At last, Laila began to weep for her friend. And all the tears that she hadn't been able to shed at her brothers' funeral came pouring down."

The Power of Education
Overcoming Abuse
Mans Inhumanity  
Living in Poverty

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The following quote is an example of what theme in the novel? 
"It's my father I can't leave," Laila said. "I'm all he has left. His heart couldn't take it either."Tariq knew this. He knew she could not wipe away the obligations of her life any more than he could his."

The Power of Education
The Importance of Family
Mans Inhumanity 
Gaining Power

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"She felt lost then, casting about, like a shipwreck survivor, no shore in sight,only miles and miles of water"  is an example of what type of figurative language?

metaphor
simile
personification 
symbolism 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"Rasheeds demands and judgements rained down on them..." is an example of what type of figurative language?

metaphor
simile
personification
symbolism 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

True or False:
By describing Kabul as the home of a "thousand splendid suns," it's clear that Hosseini is not trying to bad mouth Kabul, despite the many sorrows that occur there, but rather show its complexity, and that its beauty always exists in the hearts of its people.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

True or False:
Before her home was destroyed, Laila and Mariam were parallel (different) characters whose lives had nothing in common.

True 
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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