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The Kite Runner
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Central question
Do I remember and understand what happened in The Kite Runner?

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Revision
Watch the videos in the next slides which helps you understand content, context, themes and characters of The Kite Runner.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Video

The Kite Runner Quiz
Check your understanding of the novel with the following multiple choice questions. There are 30 questions in total.
Good luck!

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

1. What is a kite runner?
A
Someone who competes in the kite-fighting tournament
B
Someone who makes and sells kites
C
Someone who retrieves the losing kite of a kite battle
D
Someone who is exceptionally skilled at flying kites

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

2. How did Ali come into Baba’s family?
A
Ali’s parents were killed and Baba’s father, who judged the murder trial, took him in
B
He was born to the Hazara servant of Baba’s father
C
He killed a sheep belonging to Baba’s family and was forced to become their servant as punishment
D
Baba and Ali had the same father

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

3. What is it that worries Baba about Amir?
A
He isn’t certain who Amir’s mother was
B
A boy who can’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything
C
Boys at school bully Amir
D
Amir could disappoint him by losing the kite-fighting tournament

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

4. How is Hassan’s cleft lip fixed?
A
Amir uses his birthday money to pay for the surgery
B
Baba pays for the surgery as a birthday gift to Hassan
C
Hassan steals Amir’s birthday money and uses it for the surgery
D
Ali steals Amir’s birthday money to pay for the surgery

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

5. Why does Amir think Baba doesn’t love him fully?
A
Baba holds him responsible for the death of his wife (Amir’s mother), who died giving birth to Amir
B
Because Amir never did well in the kite-fighting tournament
C
Baba questions whether Amir is his biological son
D
Baba prefers to fly kites with Hassan

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

6. Why doesn’t Amir stop Hassan’s rape?
A
He believes Hassan, who is a Hazara, deserves to learn a lesson
B
He thinks Hassan wouldn’t have helped him if the roles were reversed
C
He and Hassan make eye-contact and Hassan silently tells Amir to run
D
He is afraid and also wants the blue kite, which he can only get by not interfering

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

7. What does Amir put under Hassan’s mattress to frame him?
A
His favorite book and the watch Baba gave him
B
The kite Baba bought him that he used to win the kite-fighting tournament
C
Money he received for his birthday and the watch Baba gave him
D
A ski mask, a length of rope, and a handful of gold coins

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

8. Why do Baba and Amir leave Kabul?
A
One of Baba’s old enemies has found Baba and wants to take revenge
B
The new president created a totalitarian dictatorship when he took power
C
The Taliban threaten to kill Baba
D
The invasion by the Russians has turned the country into a dangerous war zone

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

9. When Baba and Amir flee Kabul, what does Baba say to the Russian guard who tries to rape the woman in the truck with them?
A
He tells the guard that rape is a sin against God
B
He calls the guard a coward who couldn’t get a woman without a gun
C
He says decency is even more important in times of war
D
He threatens to kill the guard if the guard touches the woman

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

10. Where do Baba and Amir end up in the U.S.?
A
Los Angeles, California
B
Newark, New Jersey
C
Reno, Nevada
D
Fremont, California

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

11. What does Amir decide to study in college?
A
English
B
Farsi Literature
C
Medicine
D
Law

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

12. Where does Amir meet Soraya?
A
The local mosque
B
A gathering of Afghans in the park
C
At school
D
The flea market

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

13. When Baba is diagnosed with lung cancer and Amir says he doesn’t know what to do without him, what does Baba tell Amir?
A
Amir needs to quit crying and accept that he will be alone soon
B
That he has been trying to teach Amir how to live without him for Amir’s whole life
C
Amir needs to have faith that God will provide for him
D
That Amir should find Hassan to make up for the ways he wronged him

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

14. Which accurately describes the traditional Afghan way of proposing marriage, which we see in the novel?
A
The man proposes to the woman in front of her family
B
The man asks for consent from the woman’s father
C
The man’s father asks consent from the woman’s father
D
The man tells the woman’s mother his intentions, then proposes to the woman

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

15. What do Amir and Soraya want to do but are not able to?
A
Move back to Kabul
B
Buy a house
C
Leave Afghanistan behind and live as Americans
D
Have a baby

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

16. What does Rahim Khan say to Amir to convince Amir to go to Pakistan
A
There is a way to be good again
B
The past is gone and buried
C
Hassan wants to see you
D
I have money that is yours

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

17. Who is Hassan’s real father?
A
Rahim Khan
B
Ali
C
Baba
D
General Taheri

Slide 22 - Quizvraag

18. Why does Rahim Khan want Amir to go to Kabul?
A
So he can check on Baba’s house, which has been claimed by the Taliban
B
So he can confront Assef about his rape of Hassan
C
So he can get Sohrab and bring him back to Pakistan
D
So he can find Hassan

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

19. Why does Farid initially dislike Amir?
A
Amir was condescending towards him
B
Rahim Khan told Farid what Amir had done to Hassan
C
Amir is Sunni, while Farid is Shia
D
Farid thought Amir was returning to Kabul to sell property

Slide 24 - Quizvraag

20. What do Farid and Amir see during the half-time show of the soccer game in Kabul?
A
A man and a woman stoned to death
B
A thief who has his hand cut off
C
A display of horse-riding by members of the Taliban
D
A wedding ceremony

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

21. Why does Amir laugh when Assef beats him?
A
He has gone crazy
B
He has been drugged
C
He feels relief from his guilt
D
He feels Assef can’t hurt him

Slide 26 - Quizvraag

22. Why is it significant that Sohrab shoots out Assef’s eye with his slingshot?
A
Amir and Hassan used to hunt birds with a slingshot as children
B
Hassan once saved Amir from Assef with a slingshot
C
Assef used to threaten Amir and Hassan with a slingshot
D
Amir taught Hassan how to shoot a slingshot when they were children

Slide 27 - Quizvraag

23. Why does Amir have difficulty adopting Sohrab?
A
Amir is no longer a citizen of Afghanistan
B
Amir has no papers proving Sohrab’s parents are dead
C
Amir refuses to pay the bribe demanded by the adoption officials
D
Amir is considered a traitor for having fled Afghanistan

Slide 28 - Quizvraag

24. What will Sohrab no longer do after he attempts suicide?
A
Speak
B
Use his slingshot
C
Fly his kite
D
Pray

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

25. What metaphor does Amir use to explain the importance of Sohrab smiling?
A
The longest journeys begin with a single step
B
When spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time
C
The storm is most dangerous just before it clears
D
Every wound has its purpose

Slide 30 - Quizvraag

26. How does Amir grow as a character?
A
He moves from skepticism to faith.
B
He moves from aggressiveness to passivity.
C
He moves from selfishness to selflessness.
D
He moves from self-doubt to self-confidence.

Slide 31 - Quizvraag

27. What is one reason Amir doesn't stand up for himself more as a child?
A
Hassan is always there to defend him.
B
Baba taught him that assertiveness is bad.
C
He feels hurt by an early failed attempt at being assertive.
D
He says it is against his religion.

Slide 32 - Quizvraag

28. What are two of Hassan's defining characteristics?
A
He is selfish and cowardly.
B
He is understanding and loyal.
C
He is pious and strict.
D
He is complacent and insensitive.

Slide 33 - Quizvraag

29. What important lesson does Baba teach Amir?
A
You must find your own way to happiness.
B
You must put God above all other concerns.
C
You must honor your parents and elders.
D
You must do what is right no matter the cost.

Slide 34 - Quizvraag

30. Which character trait does Rahim Khan reveal about Baba?
A
He is incapable of feeling affection.
B
He has a strong sense of duty to God.
C
He feels deeply divided by a secret.
D
He believes the worst about other people.

Slide 35 - Quizvraag

Central question
Do I remember and understand what happened in The Kite Runner?

Slide 36 - Tekstslide

Sources
“The Kite Runner: Analysis of Major Characters Quiz.” SparkNotes, SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-kite-runner/canalysis/?quickquiz_id=796.

“The Kite Runner: Full Book Quiz.” SparkNotes, SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-kite-runner/quiz/.

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Slide 38 - Video