The Kite Runner Chapter Questions 11-15

Ch. 11

38. How does Baba change once he and Amir move to the U.S?

• He loses his status from Kabul and finds it difficult to adjust yet softens towards Amir

• He becomes reserved and disheartened as no one knows him in America

• He turns to drinking as a vice and Amir is forced to support him

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Ch. 11

39. How does Amir's attitude towards Baba evolve once he enrols for college?

• He comes to look down on Baba instead of admiring him

• He accepts that he will never make Baba proud of him

• He decides he is no longer willing to sacrifice his wants to suit Baba

• He resents him for no longer supporting him financially

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Ch. 12

40. Why does Amir have to be 'careful' about pursuing Soraya?

• Because she is known for breaking the hearts of men

• Because she has a 'reputation' from being with a man before marriage and her parents are over protective

• Because Baba doesn't want Amir to be distracted from his studies

• Because her father is a very important man and Amir might damage Baba's relationship with him

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Ch. 12

41. What does the way Soraya is treated reveal about Afghan culture?

• Women are treated like children before they are married

• Women are not expected to be able to read

• Women bring more shame to their families than men

• Women who stray from subjugation are not tolerated by society

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Ch. 12

42. Why does Baba refuse chemo therapy for his Oat Cell Carcinoma (cancer)?

• He accepts that this is his time to die

• He doesn't trust the Russian doctor

• He has always been too proud to take help from anyone

• He is tired of life in the U.S and doesn't want to be a burden to Amir

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Ch. 12

43. How does Amir respond when Soraya tells him the story of her past?

• He admires her courage because he has lacked it in his past

• He tells her about his betrayal of Hassan

• He is offended but knows he still must marry her as their parents have agreed on the match

• He judges her for her past despite not wanting to be judged for his own

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Ch. 13

44. What happened that moved Amir while Soraya was caring for Baba?

• He found Baba and Soraya reading his stories

• Soraya's family came to visit to be with Baba

• Baba to Amir that Soraya reminded him of Amir's mother

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Ch. 13

45. Why did Khala Jamila (Soraya's mother) adore Amir so much?

• Because Baba had taught him to be a gentleman

• Because she did not trust that Soraya could take care of herself

• Because he relieved her of her fear that no man would ever marry Soraya

• Because he would listen to her ailments when General Sahib wouldn't

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Ch. 13

46. What causes the strain between Soraya and her father?

• General Taheri feels distant from Soraya since she married Amir

• General Taheri cares more about his family's reputation than Soraya's happiness

• General Taheri believes that teaching is beneath her

• General Taheri believes that Soraya is not good enough for Amir

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Ch. 14

47. What does Amir realise once he sees Rahim Khan again?

• That he was Amir's only true friend

• That he was always more or a father to Amir than Baba was

• That he has always known the truth about what happened to Hassan and what Amir has done to make him leave.

• That he was never going to let Amir get away with his lies from the past

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