The Kite Runner techniques and characters

Which adjective best describes Amir?

• Selfish

• selfless

• powerful

What symbolises the boys' youth and innocence?

• The slingshot

• The Pomegranate Tree

• Their friendship

Afghan society accepts

• Discrimination of minority groups

• Ali and Hassan

• Pashtuns

'Because when he was around, the oxygen seeped out of the room.' Is a

• simile describing the effect of Amir's actions

• metaphor for how seeing Hassan makes Amir feel

Which animal is used to represent the idea of sacrifice conveyed throughout the text?

• A dove

• A lamb

• A cow

The kite is initially a symbol of friendship and hope however after chapter 7 it becomes

• a symbol of betrayal and pain

• a symbol of Afghanistan

• regret

The slingshot is a recurring symbol representing

• childhood

• the violence and power imbalance in Afghanistan

A synonym for redemption is

• regret

• atonement

• redeem