"The Kite Runner" Final Assessment

The narrator of the novel "The Kite Runner" is...

• Amir
• Hassan
• Baba
• Rahim Khan

This character spends a lot of time with Amir playing and lives in a small mud shack...

• Hassan
• Amir
• Assef
• Sanaubar

Amir's mother left him because she no longer loved Baba.

• True
• False

Amir is a __________ and Hassan is a ________.

• Hindu ... Muslim
• Muslim ... Hindu
• Hazara ... Pashtun
• Pashtun ... Hazara

What gift does Baba give Hassan for his latest birthday?

• a train set
• a pocket watch
• plastic surgery
• a new bed

Although Amir and Hassan are different in many ways, what is something they both have in common?

• They both hate their fathers.
• They both lost their mothers at a young age.
• They both are excellent story writers.
• They are both educated at a prestigious school.

Who does Rahim Khan tell, "Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors"?

• Baba
• Ali
• Amir
• Hassan

What materials are used to prepare the string for a kite?

• glass
• dirt
• aloe vera
• masking tape
• mud

Which two words BEST describe Hassan? (Must answer BOTH correctly to get the points)

• brave
• loyal
• deceitful
• sneaky
• cowardly

What was Hassan's dream about in regards to him and Amir?

• They were both victorious Kite Runners and instead of catching kites, they caught bombs in their arms.
• There was talk of a monster in a lake, but Amir and Hassan swam out into the lake to show that there were no monsters.
• Baba took Hassan in his car and left Amir behind at a local market where Amir was kidnapped by monsters.
• Baba drowns in a lake. Rahim Khan becomes Amir's new father, and Amir is happy.