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WorksheetsThe Kite Runner: Review Quiz
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of the protagonist for when and where he is telling the story in Chapter one?
a)
Kabul, 1964
b)
Kabul, 1975
c)
San Diego, 2001
d)
San Francisco, 2001
2.
In Chapter 1, Amir briefly says where he is the day of the event that made him who he is today. Where was he when this event occurred?
a)
on top of a roof, flying a kite
b)
in an American university
c)
in his father's study
d)
behind a wall looking into an alley
3.
What advice does Rahim Kahn tell Amir that is also a THEME?
a)
There is a way to be good again.
b)
Change in inevitable.
c)
Life happens, get over it.
d)
For you, a thousand times over.
4.
Which of the following topics is NOT a favorite of Baba's
a)
business
b)
literature
c)
Russia
d)
soccer
5.
Which of the following commonalities do Amir and Hassan NOT share?
a)
their first steps were on the same lawn
b)
the same nationality
c)
the same ethnicity
d)
the same nurse mother
6.
What is the MAIN reason that Amir feels is the reason why his father doesn't like him?
a)
Amir feels like Baba likes Hassan more because he is more athletic.
b)
Amir fears Baba is angry with Amir becaue Baba's wife died giving birth to Amir
c)
Amir fears that he will never be a good son in Baba's eyes because him and Hassan are always getting in trouble
d)
Amir hears that he and his father have little in common. Amir loves politics and his father loves sports.
7.
What happened to Hassan's mother after she gave birth to Hassan?
a)
She ran away with a clan.
b)
She died.
c)
She married another man.
d)
She was stoned to death.
8.
Of which group of people is Hassan a member?
a)
Hazara
b)
Pashtun
c)
Sunni Muslims
d)
Taliban
9.
What was strange or unique about Hassan's birth?
a)
He came out smiling
b)
He had a full head of hair
c)
He punched the doctor in the face
d)
He was born with a tail
10.
What was Hassan's first word?
a)
Amir
b)
Baba
c)
Papa
d)
Allah
11.
Which of the following BEST explains the following quote that Rahim Khan says to Baba: Children arent' coloring books. You don't get to fill them in with your favorite colors.
a)
Chidlren aren't coloring books. That's what paper is for dummy. Besires, don't draw on kids without permission.
b)
Parents cannot expect their children to share the exact same desires or interests as then. Each child should be allowed to pursue his or her own "colors"
c)
Parent's should not judge children on their appearance.
d)
Parents need to choose carefully with whom they want to have children so that they get the physical characteristics they desire.
12.
Amir and Hassan carve the phrase _____ into the tree after their names as children.
a)
bros before clothes
b)
mothers are overrated
c)
thug life
d)
the sultans of Kabul
13.
Assef's brass knuckles symbolize ______.
a)
his fairness
b)
his German honor
c)
his savagery
d)
his sportsmanship
14.
Hassan shares a dream that he has with Amir and Hassan says "There is no monster, just water." On the day of the kite tournament, what is Amir's "monster"?
a)
fear
b)
love for Hassan
c)
pride
d)
shame
15.
The main reason that Amir wants to win the kite tournament is..
a)
to finally "be a man".
b)
to earn Baba's love
c)
to get rid of Hassan
d)
to "one up" Assef
16.
Amir compares Hassan to a(n) _______ during/after the assault.
a)
a ghost with no footprints
b)
a weak old man
c)
a sacrificial lamb
d)
a torn kite
17.
Once Amir receives the attention from Baba that he desires, he feels...
a)
empty and guilty
b)
happy and overjoyued
c)
proud and deserving
d)
eager for more attention
18.
What does Assef give Hassan for a birthday gift?
a)
a biography of Hitler
b)
a picture of Hitler
c)
the blue kite
d)
a watch
19.
Who shares with Amir that he dated a Hazara girl and the fact that it did not work out?
a)
Ali
b)
Assef
c)
Hassan
d)
Rahim Kahn
20.
When Hassan claims that he took Amir's watch, Amir realizes that...
a)
Hassan knows that Amir saw his rape.
b)
Ali stole the watch.
c)
he is friends with Assef.
d)
Baba is Hassan's father
21.
Which of these proverbs is a lesson that one can make after learning what happens to Kamal (one of Assef's sidekicks).
a)
What goes around comes around.
b)
A golden key opens all doors.
c)
Bad news travels fast.
d)
First come, first served.
22.
What image haunts Amir and reminds him of his betrayal?
a)
Ali's concerned eyes
b)
Baba's pipe
c)
the beautiful blue kite
d)
Hassan's brown corduroy pants
23.
What is symbolic about Amir hitting Hassan with a pomegranate?
a)
It symbolizes Amir's active attempt to destroy their friendship because the pomegranate tree is a symbol of their friendship.
b)
It symbolizes Amir's dislike for plant life, so it shows that Amir hates the world.
c)
Pomegranates contain seeds, and seeds symbolize the root of Amir's problems with Hassan.
d)
The tree is a symbol of the Pashtuns and a pomegranate is a symbol of Hazaras.
24.
What does Baba's Afghan pride prevent him from doing when he and Amir moce to America?
a)
letting Amir attend school
b)
living off welfare
c)
remarrying
d)
selling their items
25.
Amir says that Kabul is a "CITY OF..."
a)
broken dreams
b)
destruction
c)
happy childhoods
d)
lost lovers
26.
Why does Amir decide to marry Soraya despite what she has done in her past?
a)
He realizes that Soraya is probably the best wife that he's ever going to get.
b)
He wants to marry someone before Baba dies, and Soraya is his best chance.
c)
He realizes he has no right to judge another person's past because of what he has done.
d)
He doesn't care because Amir committed the same exact "sin" as Soraya.
27.
Baba loves _____ because he thinks he is a hard man and a man of action.
a)
JFK
b)
Jimmy Carter
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Ronald Reagan
28.
Which of the following quotes suggests that Baba is talking about what happened to Hassan?
a)
"Don't you challenge me in public, Amir. Ever. Who do you think you are?"
b)
"It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime."
c)
"...that's what I was trying to teach you, how to never have to ask that question."
d)
"Tonight I am too much happy."
29.
Amir learns what "bears" his father wrestled in life. What are these "bears" a metaphor for?
a)
his fears and insecurities
b)
his mistakes and sins
c)
his obstacles and problems
d)
umm..I think it literally means he wrestled bears.
30.
Who thinks that adopting a child is a bad idea?
a)
Amir
b)
General Taheri
c)
Soraya
d)
all of these people
31.
Amir and Soraya both share ____ about their pasts.
a)
regret
b)
contentment
c)
longing
d)
pride
32.
How does Baba die?
a)
He drowns.
b)
He has a heart attack.
c)
He dies peacefully in his sleep.
d)
He dies in a tragic car accident on his way to chemotherapy.
33.
After Soraya ran away with her boyfriend, General Taheri found her, brought her home, and....
a)
made her change her name.
b)
made her move to the south.
c)
made her cut her hair.
d)
slaps her in the face.
34.
Why does Amir believe that he and Soraya may be incapable of having a baby together?
a)
He believes that he may be being punshed for the things he had done in the past.
b)
He believes that Soraya is being punished for living with a man when she was younger.
c)
He knows that he is incapable of being a father.
d)
He is too confident about being a successful father that he fears his pride may be his downfall.
35.
Why didn't adult Hassan want to live in Baba's house?
a)
He fears what the Taliban will do to him and his family.
b)
He doesn't want to disrespect Baba by claiming their home.
c)
He doesn't want to disrespect the Hazara community by living in a Pashtun home.
d)
He knows that he belongs in a hut.
36.
What does Sanaubar's return into Hassan's life teach readers? (Also serving as a THEME of the novel).
a)
Change is possible for all.
b)
Change is impossible for horrible people.
c)
An old dog can't learn new tricks.
d)
Only the pure can be redeemed/
37.
What figurative language term is apparent in the following statement that Amir makes about his father: "I wanted to be just like Baba and I wanted to be nothing like him"?
a)
allusion
b)
metaphor
c)
paradox
d)
oxymoron
38.
What is the name of Hassan's wife?
a)
Soraya
b)
Sanaubar
c)
Farzana
d)
Susan
39.
What does Hassan name his son and why is this name familiar?
a)
Ali; a tribute to his father
b)
Amir; a tribute to his best friend
c)
Sanaubar; a tribute to his mother
d)
Sohrab; a tribute to the hero in a story that he and Amir read as children
40.
What does Hassan do when his mother returns and what does this showcase about Hassan?
a)
He does not forgive her which shows that he is a cold hearted adult
b)
He forgives her, only after she explains herself and begs for forgiveness
c)
He forgives her, which shows his ability top forgive others regardless of the sins they have committed against him
d)
He turns her in to the Taliban which shows his spiteful and grudge-holding nature
41.
What THEME does Amir teach his driver when his driver discovers the objective of Amir's reruest?
a)
One should never assume.
b)
All Americans are the same.
c)
Be a good host at all times.
d)
Money talks.
42.
Rahim Khan wants Amir to do all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Become a man and finally stand up for something.
b)
Rescue Sohrab and have him raised by foster parents.
c)
Atone for both his and Baba's sins.
d)
Seek vengeance and justice for what the Taliban has done.
43.
At the soccer match, what crime has the couple committed that warranted their deaths?
a)
adultery
b)
murder
c)
perjery
d)
theft
44.
What does the orphanage director do with the money that the Taliban officer gives him?
a)
He buys food for the other children.
b)
He saves it to buy himself a visa.
c)
He spends it on his women.
d)
He uses it to repair the orphanage roof.
45.
Considering what the orphanage director does with the money from the Taliban and the scene when two men are haggling over a artificial leg, we can assume a THEME of:
a)
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
b)
Sacrifice is occasionally necessary if difficult times to enrue the majority sruvive.
c)
There is no such thing as evil during wartime.
d)
Look out for yourself before others.
46.
What is the name of the event that Assef describes in which the Taliban went door-to-door and killed Hazaras, dragging their bodies into the streets, and then leaving their bodies to be eaten by dogs?
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Hazara Massacre in Mazar-i-Sharif
c)
Daoud Khan's Pastunization
d)
Mount Imeon Uprising
47.
When Amir finally faces Assef as an adult, he feels that ______ got what he/she/they deserved.
a)
Sohrab
b)
Hassan
c)
Assef
d)
Both Assef and Amir
48.
Which of the following is NOT one of the problems Amir has regarding Sohrab's adoption?
a)
Death certificates are necessary/
b)
The INS needs to issue a visa.
c)
Legally, Sohrab is not an orphan.
d)
Sohrab is a Hazara.
49.
What does Omar Faisal mean when he says, "If America [has] taught me anything, it is that quitting is up there with pissing in the Girl Scout's lemonade jar"?
a)
America is full of quitters.
b)
Quitting is not American.
c)
The Girl Scouts aer quitters.
d)
Only the wise quit.
50.
Which of the following proverbs explanis the sour apples anecdote Sohrab tells Amir?
a)
He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open.
b)
Once a word leaves your mouth, you cannot chase it back, even with the swiftest horse.
c)
Patience is bitter, but it bears sweet fruit.
d)
Pick your friends like you pick your fruit.
51.
Sohrab tells Amir that he is "Tired; tired of..."
a)
everything
b)
him
c)
the Taliban
d)
the pain
52.
The motif of FULL CIRCLES is hard at work at the end of the novel. Which one of these examples is NOT an example of this motif?
a)
Amir cuts a kite in a kite fight.
b)
Amir has to proev his worthiness
c)
Amir reads a story to someone.
d)
Amir's insomnia has ceased.
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