KR Chapter 11 & 12 Quest

How do Soraya’s parents react to Amir’s interest in their daughter? How are their reactions similar/different to each other?

• They are both supportive of Amir's interest in Soraya.

• Soraya's father is reticent when it comes to Amirs interest, but her mother welcomes it.

• Soraya's mother is reticent, but her father welcomes Amir's interest.

• Soraya's mother and father are reticent to let Amir near their daughter.

What is Soraya’s response to the process of "khastegari"?

• She accepts Amir's proposal amiably.

• Soraya rejects Amir and Baba's proposal.

• She feigns interest but is really in love with someone else.

• Soraya asks to speak with Amir about something important before giving her answer.

In the quote on page 165 Amir says, “And in the end the question that always came back to me was this: How could I, of all people, chastise someone for their past?” the word chastise most closely means which of the following?

• criticize

• deny

• congratulate

• lie

What happens to Baba at the flea market that worries everyone?

• He has a seizure

• He is robbed

• He gets in a fight

• He gets questioned by police.

Which of the following best describes the central idea in the section that ends on page 156 where Baba has a consultation with Dr. Amani?

• Any struggle or pain is worth it if it means more time with loved ones

• There is always hope if you keep the faith

• Some people live life on their own terms, no matter the consequences

• Medicine is one of the most important callings one can take on in life.

The story of how Soraya treated her servant, Ziba, on pages 150 - 151, serves to do which of the following:

• Highlight the contrast between her kind nature and Amir's selfish one

• Demonstrate how Soraya will be an ideal wife to Amir

• Enhance the motif of literacy in the novel

• Prove Baba's point that servants are family.

Hosseni develops irony through Amir's relationship with his father and with Soraya in Chapter 12. Pick one of these relationships to analyze and explain how Hosseni develops the relationship through irony (the opposite of the expected outcome).

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"America was different. America was a river, roaring along unmindful of the past."

Analyze the metaphor about America on page 136 in a paragraph.

What does America represent for Amir?

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