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Answer Key [Multiple Choice] 1. What or who did Amir compare Hassan's looks to? (a) Baba (b) a china doll (c) a baby (d) a portrait

2. Why did Amir never know his mother? (a) she was killed in a car accident (b) she died of cancer (c) she died giving birth to him (d) she was killed by the Taliban

3. What did Amir find out from Rahim Kahn about him and Hassan? (a) they were half-brothers (b) they were distant cousins (c) they were brothers (d) they were very closely related cousins

4. In chapter five, what did Baba give Hassan for his birthday? (a) a tutor so he could learn to read (b) a brand new kite (c) a pair of expensive running shoes (d) a surgeon to fix his harelip

5. What did Amir throw at Hassan? (a) Apples (b) Oranges (c) Pomegranates (d) Pomeranians

6. What city is Amir from? (a) Kabul (b) Jalalabad (c) Afganistan (d) Peshawar

7. Where did Amir go for vacations? (a) Peshawar (b) Kabul (c)Jalalabad (d) Los Angelas

8. Where does Assefs parents live in the end of the book? (a) America (b) Afganistan (c) Germany (d) Australia

9. Where is Ali's Fatherland. (a) Irag (b) Germany (c) Hazarat (d) Afganistan

10.What does the beggar tell Amir? (a) Directions (b) That he knew his mother (c) That he is his real father (d) That he dropped his wallet [Short Answer] 1. Who was Amir's best childhood friend?

2. What was Hassan's father's name? (Be careful, its tricky!)

3. What was Hassan's Boy named, and where did Amir find him?

4. Who drove Amir around and helped him recover?

5. Why did Amir laugh when Assef beat him?

[Matching]

1. Hassans best friend---A. **Afghanistan** 2. The main setting of the story---B. **Assef** 3. The land Amir's father dies in--C. **Wahid** 4. The neighborhood bully---D. **Soraya** 5. Type of car Baba has--E. **USA** 6. Hassan's father--F. **Khaled Hosseini** 7. Author of //The Kite Runner--G.// **Rahim Kahn** 8. Man who drives Amir from Peshawar to Kabul---H. **Sanaubar** 9. Baba's closest friend--I. **Fahrid** 10. Hassan's mother--J. **Ali** 11. Fahrid's brother---K. **Amir** 12. Amir's wife-L. **Mustang** 13. Hassan's son-M. **Hazara** 14. An Afghan servant--N. **Sohrab** 15. Soraya's father---O. **General Taheri

Extended Response: Choice one of the two questions to answer in multiple paragraphs. Honors class must do both.

1. Compare and contrast Amir and Hassan. What makes them different? What makes the alike? Give reasons to support your ideas.

2. Compare and contrast Afghanistan in the 1970's to Afghanistan today.**