Kite Runner 19-26 Quiz

Which of the following actions or behaviors does Sohrab NOT share that is similar to his father?

• He loves to read and write.

• He also has a cleft lip.

• He runs kites very well.

• He uses a slingshot well.

What is the name of the driver that helps Amir save Sohrab?

• Farid

• Kaldar

• Peshawar

• Showari

What does Farid mean when he says that sometimes the dead are luckier?

• Dead bodies are amputated and robbed on the black market for the living to make some $.

• Families of the dead are paid rather expensively due to life insurance policies.

• Times are so difficult that it is easier to be dead than it is to survive the Taliban’s cruelties.

• Suicide bombers are paid rather handsomely both financially and spiritually for their acts.

Which of the following statements is NOT a change in Kabul that Amir notices?

• Only Taliban officers and soldiers can afford to buy meat (e.g. lamb).

• Trees have been cut down for firewood and because the Shorawi hid in them to snipe, too.

• Rubble and beggars are the two most frequently found items in the streets.

• Kite flying is only allowed during Eid and kites are only sold when the Taliban says so.

At the soccer match, what is the crime that the couple committed that warranted their deaths?

• perjury

• murder

• adultery

• theft

What are Amir and Farid successful in doing with the tall Talib at the end of Chapter 21?

• They arrange a meeting.

• They kill him.

• They save the couple.

• They buy a burqa from him.

What does the orphanage director do with the money that the Taliban officer gives him?

• He saves it to buy himself a visa.

• He buys food with it for the kids.

• He spends it on himself

• He uses it to repair the orphanage.

What is one of the positive aspects that Amir notes when he visits war-torn Kabul?

• Hassan's and his initials still exist.

• His house hasn’t changed at all.

• Kites are still sold in the streets.

• The Taliban’s rules are justifiable.

What does Amir witness at the Ghazi Stadium at halftime during the soccer match?

• a beheading

• a hanging

• a shooting

• a stoning

What is the one thing that the attendants at the game are allowed to cheer loudly about?

• the home team scoring a goal

• the price of refreshments

• the couple's punishment

• good sportsmanship