4.2 Fighting Kites

Which events occur before Rayi brings down Red Eagle? Select TWO correct answers.

• Rayi races the other boys to retrieve Pride Diamond.

• Rayi is declared the winner.

• Rayi is congratulated by the other flyers.

• Rayi remembers his uncle saying that most people fly kites just for fun.

• Rayi walks home to tell his parents about his victory.

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Complete each sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop-down menu. Based on paragraph 11, the other kite flyers feel ______ when Rayi wins.

(a)  

• excited
• angry

• amused

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The paragraph shows that they ______.

​ ​ (a)  

• do not really care who wins.

• have trouble accepting Rayi’s victory. f
• respect the skill Rayi has demonstrated.

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Why is it important that this story takes place in Kabul?

• Boys in Kabul often fly kites on Friday afternoons.

• Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan.

• People in Kabul participate in an activity called kite fighting.

• Kabul looks brown when seen from the top of a hill.

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The events of the story are told from the point of view of —

• Rayi

• Uncle Badih

• an outside narrator

• one of the kite runners

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Which action in the story resolves Rayi’s problem?

• Rayi cuts Red Eagle’s string.

• Pride Diamond flies into the clouds.

• Rayi realizes his city is beautiful.

• The other flyers congratulate Rayi.

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What does the imagery in paragraph 5 help the reader understand?

• Why the kite flyers are excited for the battle

• That Pride Diamond has reached the clouds

• How Rayi plans to defeat the other kites

• That Pride Diamond has more colors than other kites

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Read the dictionary entry for the word plain.

plain \plān\ adjective

1. easy to see or understand

2. simple; not elegant or fancy

3. not pretty or beautiful

4. lacking a pattern or decorations

Which definition best matches the way plain is used in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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What prediction can the reader make based on the story’s ending?

• Rayi will let one of his friends have Pride Diamond.

• Rayi will fly Pride Diamond in another kite battle.

• Rayi’s parents will be surprised that he risked Pride Diamond in a kite battle.

• Rayi’s city will have kite battles more often.

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