The Kite Runner Quiz: Ch 25

What does Amir do in the corridor of the hospital for the first time in fifteen years?

• Amir kneels on a white bedsheet and prays.
• Amir reads aloud from the Koran.
• Amir writes a story in the leather-bound notebook.
• Amir writes a long letter to Rahim Khan.

What does Amir do in an attempt to cheer up Sohrab?

• Tell him about his house in California
• Read to him from the Shahnamah
• Play cards with him
• Tell him a story about his childhood with Hassan

How do Afghans and Americans tend to differ in their attitudes toward movies?

• Afghans prefer to watch romantic comedies.
• Afghans prefer to watch detective thrillers.
• Afghans don’t believe in happy endings.
• Afghans want to know what happens at the end.

What does Sohrab have under his pillow while sleeping on his first night in America?

• The Polaroid of Hassan and Sohrab
• His slingshot
• Amirs wristwatch
• His bandages from his wrists

During his first year in America, what is Sohrab’s emotional demeanor?

• Sohrab is amazed and awestruck.
• Sohrab is happy and cheerful.
• Sohrab is silent and withdrawn.
• Sohrab is ambitious and hard-working.

Which of Hassan’s “favorite tricks” does Amir show Sohrab how to do (369)?

• Amir shows Sohrab the “vanishing card trick”
• Amir shows Sohrab the “lift-and-dive”
• Amir shows Sohrab the “scissor kick”
• Amir shows Sohrab the “kickflip”

How does Sohrab respond when he sees Amir perform the “trick” referred to in the last question?

• Sohrab pumps his fists in the air.
• Sohrab begins crying uncontrollably
• Sohrab jumps into the air with excitement
• Sohrab smiles.

On the last page of The Kite Runner, which of the following characters runs a kite?

• Amir
• Sohrab
• Soraya
• General Taheri

“While you’re busy knitting sweaters, my dear, I have to deal with the community’s perception of our family. People will ask. They will want to know why there is a Hazara boy living with our daughter. What will I tell them?” (360).

• Amir
• Sohrab
• Soraya
• Khanum Taheri
• General Taheri

“You will never again refer to him as ‘Hazara boy’ in my presence. He has a name and it’s Sohrab” (361).

• Amir
• Sohrab
• Soraya
• Khanum Taheri
• General Taheri