Wrapping up the Kite Runner

What is a kite runner?

• someone who competes in a kite-fighting tournament

• someone who makes and sells kites

• someone who retrieves the losing kite of a kite battle

• someone who is exceptionally skilled at flying kites

The scene in the soccer stadium demonstrates ALL of the following EXCEPT:

• The brutality of religious fanaticism

• The somewhat predictable result of Assef's earlier actions and characterization

• The strict rules under the Soviets' regime in Afghanistan

• The fear felt by citizens in Afghanistan during the early part of the 21st century

• The consequences of a criminal act under a theocracy

Which of the following would best be described as the TURNING POINT for Amir as a DYNAMIC (changing) character?

• Running the kite for Sohrab

• Amir's fight with Assef

• Sohrab's suicide attempt

• Amir's return to America

• Hiding money under a mattress in Farid's house.

All of the following could be considered examples of Amir's "redemption" by the end of the novel EXCEPT:

• Amir's fight with Assef

• Amir's chastisement of General Taheri

• Amir and Soraya's adoption of Sohrab

• Amir's commitment to rebuild the orphanage

• Leaving money for Wahid's children

All of the following lines from early in the book could be considered "foreshadowing" EXCEPT:

• "For you a thousand times over."

• "I never forget a face."

• "Someday I'll make you face me on on one."

• "They will call you one-eyed Assef."

Who says "there is a way to be good again"?

• Amir

• Hassan

• Baba

• Rahim Khan

Finish this quote, "For you...

• I would do anything."

• a thousand times over."

• a million times over."

• are not worthy."

Finish this quote, "he's not my friend, I almost blurted, he's...

• my best friend."

• my brother."

• my slave."

• my servant."

Who said, "he never denied me anything"?

• Rahim Khan

• Baba

• Amir

• Hassan

What words are missing, "“He [Ali] would remind us that there was _____________________ between people who had fed from the same breast”?

• something special

• a bond

• a brotherhood

• an unbreakable bond