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The Kiter Runner graphic novel - p. 5-46 (Ch. 1-7) - comprehension check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

After the first scene, the story flashes back to Amir's childhood in Kabul. What decade is it?

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1990s

d)

2000s

2.

When expressing his concerns to Rahim, Baba says, "it’s a lack of character.  A boy who can’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up for anything.”  How does Baba view Amir? 

a)

Baba thinks Amir is weak.

b)

Baba thinks Amir is evil.

c)

Baba thinks Amir is strong.

d)

Baba thinks Amir is righteous.

3.

Amir feels _______ from his Baba and wants Baba to be _____ of him.

a)

close; proud

b)

close; scared

c)

distant; proud

d)

distant; scared

4.

In the beginning, Amir and Hassan are best friends, but Amir is sometimes jealous of Hassan.  Why is Amir jealous of Hassan? 

a)

Hassan has more money that Amir.

b)

Hassan is smarter than Amir.

c)

Hassan has a better relationship with Ali than Amir has with Baba.

d)

Hassan is better at flying kites than Amir.

5.

Which quote(s) show(s)s that Assef is prejudiced against Hazaras?

a)

"The Hazaras pollute our homeland. They dirty our blood."

b)

"I have a question. If I pay you, does that make you my friends ... or my slaves?"

c)

"If idiots like you and your father didn't take these people in, we'd be rid of them by now."

d)

"Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. We are the true Afghans, not this flat-nose here."

6.

When Assef and his friends threaten Hassan and Amir, Hassan pulls out his slingshot. This shows that Hassan is _____.

a)

brave

b)

clever

c)

loyal

d)

righteous

7.

Before he runs to find the blue kite, Hassan calls out to Amir, "For you, a thousand times over." This shows that Hassan is _____.

a)

brave

b)

clever

c)

loyal

d)

righteous

8.

After hearing Amir's story, Hassan asks why the man who cries pearls does not smell an onion instead of killing his wife. This shows that Hassan is ______.

a)

brave

b)

clever

c)

loyal

d)

righteous

9.

This image shows someone who is _______.

a)

envious

b)

greedy

c)

sincere

d)

weeping

10.

A country with a ________ is ruled by a king and/or queen.

a)

monarchy

b)

orphanage

c)

patient

d)

tournament

11.

Afghanistan used to have a monarchy, but the king was suddenly overthrown by a group of rebels in a ____.

a)

betray

b)

coup

c)

defect

d)

tournament

12.

Rahim Khan tells Baba that he is __________, meaning he only thinks about himself.

a)

clever

b)

egocentric

c)

polluted

d)

unusual

13.

We know that Amir has two skills so far. What are they?

a)

kite fighting

b)

kite running

c)

using a slingshot

d)

writing/storytelling

14.

Before the assault, during which Amir hides behind a wall, the narrator (old Amir) shares that "Sometimes, in thinking back on the past it seems [he's] spent the last twenty-six years behind a wall ... It was behind just one of these that [he] became the person [he is] today."

These words __________ that Amir will hide, and the wall becomes a ______ that he is a coward.

a)

foreshadow; symbol

b)

characterize; symbol

c)

characterize; summary

d)

foreshadow; summary

15.

The story begins in 2001. Where is Amir at this time?

a)

Hazarajat

b)

Jalalabad

c)

Kabul

d)

San Francisco