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Kite Runner Review Chapters 11-13

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Directions: Using your knowledge of the Kite Runner answer the following questions
Question 1
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Question 2
2.

How long have Baba and Amir been living in California?

Question 3
3.

Question 4
4.

Why does Baba attack the Nguyens?

Question 5
5.

Where does Baba get a job?

Question 6
6.

Why didn't Baba want to apply for food stamps?

Question 7
7.

Question 8
8.

Baba ruins Amir's graduation by mentioning

Question 9
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Question 10
10.

Why does Baba not want Amir to become a writer?

Question 11
11.

Question 12
12.

"America was different. America was a river roaring along, unmindful of the
past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the
waters carry me someplace far.”
Amir feels America is a metaphor for

Question 13
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Question 14
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Question 15
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Question 16
16.

Why does the General take offense to Amir talking to his daughter?

Question 17
17.

What does Amir observe about double standards in chapter 12?

Question 18
18.

What is Baba diagnosed with in chapter 12?

Question 19
19.

Why does Baba refuse treatment for his cancer?

Question 20
20.

Question 21
21.

Question 22
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Question 23
23.

Soraya won't marry Amir without telling him about her past. What was her past experience?

Question 24
24.

Why is it a question that Amir might not marry Soraya after he learns about her past?

Question 25
25.

Question 26
26.

Question 27
27.

Who does Amir think about during the wedding and what does he wonder?

Question 28
28.

Amir thinks of the black bear that Baba had wrestled and realizes it was a metaphor. Describe what the black bear was a metaphor for.

Question 29
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Question 30
30.

What thought terrifies Amir after Baba's funeral?

Question 31
31.

Question 32
32.

Question 33
33.

Question 34
34.

Why can't Soraya and Amir have children?

Question 35
35.

Where do Baba and Amir live in Chapter 11?
Pakistan
Iran
Afghanistan
California
Baba is having a difficult time adjustng to America
True
False
What did Baba give Amir for his high school graduation?
a car
a hug
his own apartment
his respect
Amir wants to go to college to become a
doctor
lawyer
writer
teacher
"America was different. America was a river roaring along, unmindful of the
past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the
waters carry me someplace far.”
The literary device being utilized in this quote is
Metaphor
Onomatopeia
Simile
Personification
Baba and Amir go to the swap meet every weekend
to make a lot of monyey on the junk they sell
to meet with others of the same culture and socialize
looking for someone for Amir to marry
to seek inspiration for Amir's writing
Amir has a crush on Soraya
True
False
When does Amir talk to Soraya?
whenever he feels like it
whenever she is busy
whenever her father is away
Why is Baba disgusted by Amir's question, "What about me, Baba? What am I supposed to do?"
Baba never wanted Amir to have to rely on anyone else and realized he failed
Baba doesn't care what happens to Amir and can't believe how weak his son is
Baba wished it was Hassan who was with him in America because he was strong
Amir asks for Soraya's hand in marriage from the General
True
False
What favor does Amir ask Baba in chapter 12?
To help him find a place to live once Baba has died
To ask the General for Soraya's hand in marriage
To ask the General for a job
To ask him to finally take treatment for his cancer
Amir still wants to marry Soraya after learning about her past
True
False
Why are they rushing the wedding?
Amir is afraid Soraya will change her mind
Baba is very sick and they want to make sure he can attend the wedding
The General is afriad Amir will change his mind and not marry Soraya
Amir wants to change Soraya's reputation and make her respectable again
What was the one bear Baba couldn't fight?
Leaving his beloved homeland
The cancer
The death of his wife
Poverty
How are Baba and the Gereral different?
Baba witheld love affect from his son while the General showered Soraya in love and acceptance
Baba refused to take food stamps and the General refused to work a job he felt unsuitable and took government money
Baba didn't feel at home in America but the General became very accustomed to the country
Amir doesn't care about Soraya's past and regrets because he has his own
True
False
Amir becomes a published author
True
False
How does the General feel about adoption
He doesn't think he will be able to love the child
He is against it because blood and family name is a powerful thing
It is a good idea, he wants to become a grandpa