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WorksheetsTHE KITE RUNNER QUIZ 15-20 (T)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
(noun) the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
Exploitation
Enunciate
Prudence
Furtive
(noun) a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch, pray, or mourn the death of a group or individual
Discretion
Vigil
Turmoil
Empathy
(noun) a confused fight or scuffle
Melee
Arid
Arduous
Oblige
(noun) the action of saving oneself from previously committed errors, evils, or mistakes
Remorse
Redemption
Squalid
Irrevocable
Ch. 13
46. What causes the strain between Soraya and her father?
General Taheri feels distant from Soraya since she married Amir
General Taheri cares more about his family's reputation than Soraya's happiness
General Taheri believes that teaching is beneath her
General Taheri believes that Soraya is not good enough for Amir
Ch. 12
41. What does the way Soraya is treated reveal about Afghan culture?
Women are treated like children before they are married
Women are not expected to be able to read
Women bring more shame to their families than men
Women who stray from subjugation are not tolerated by society
(verb) to give someone the courage or confidence to do something
Embolden
Align
Absolve
Impunity
Author of The Kite Runner?
Khaled Hosseini
Harper Lee
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Shakespeare
In the Kite Runner, the word morose used in the quote, “he shirked the austere and nearly morose stance of older singers and actually smiled when he sang…” refers to...
dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.
sullen and ill-tempered.
easily annoyed or made angry.
What does Ali always do when Hassan leaves the house?
wave until he can no longer see Hassan
pace nervously near the gate
say a prayer
give Hassan a hug and a handshake and remind him to be a good boy
In the Kite Runner, monarchy was used in the quote,“…the constitutional monarchy had been abolished…" and refers to
office that has been gotten through force, and a monarchy or crown is reign that is passed from one generation to another.
a form of government with a monarch at the head.
a political system in which laws, policies, leaders, and major state undertakings are decided directly or indirectly by the citizens.
The gunfire that alarms Amir, Hassan, and Ali at night while Baba is away is caused by
an attack on Amir's neighborhood by disgruntled Hazaras.
the violent overthrow of the Afghan monarchy by Russia.
a bloodless coup in which the king's cousin usurped the throne.
striking workers who have targeted Baba's house.
In The Kite Runner, sociopath is referenced in the quote, “a word for which a good Farsi equivalent does not exist: sociopath,” and refers to whom?
Amir
Ali
Assef
Hassan
Why do Amir and Baba leave Afghanistan?
The Russian army has arrived and war has broken out.
The Taliban have taken over and it is getting dangerous.
They want a better life in America.
The Americans have arrived and offer them a way out of Afghanistan.
Ch. 13
45. Why did Khala Jamila (Soraya's mother) adore Amir so much?
Because Baba had taught him to be a gentleman
Because she did not trust that Soraya could take care of herself
Because he relieved her of her fear that no man would ever marry Soraya
Because he would listen to her ailments when General Sahib wouldn't
Ch. 12
42. Why does Baba refuse chemo therapy for his Oat Cell Carcinoma (cancer)?
He accepts that this is his time to die
He doesn't trust the Russian doctor
He has always been too proud to take help from anyone
He is tired of life in the U.S and doesn't want to be a burden to Amir
The word beneficent, used in the quote, “In the name Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful…" refers to...
showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish.
relating to the assistance of those in need.
(of a person) generous or doing good.
Ali, Hassan's father, had been crippled
in an accident
by polio
from birth
by the Taliban
In the Kite Runner, Amir uses the word guileless, "... what would I see if I did look into his eyes? Blame? Indignation? Or God forbid, what I feared most, guileless devotion?" To whom is he referring?
Rahim Khan
Baba
Hassan
Assef
The workers who prepare for Amir's birthday party charge a premium for their services because they know Baba can afford a high price.
True
False
