Kite+Runner


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__THE KITE RUNNER TEST__**


 * __Multiple Choice:__** //choose the best answer

1. Explain the feelings that Amir is having **while** he is watching Hassan being raped. a. When Hassan is being raped Amir is feelings triumphant that his 'friend' is finally getting what he deserved. b. When Amir is watching Hassan being harassed he feels just completely sad for him and wishes he could help. c. While Hassan is being taken advantage of, Amir is feeling reluctant to help because he does not think he can help and he feels like Hassan is not really the friend to protect. d. When Assef is raping Hassan Amir feels like he needs to go report it to the authorities and to warn Baba and Ali about the situation.

2. Recall why Amir had to lie to Farid to get him into Afghanistan. a. ...because the government there does not like Americans. b. ...because Farid only likes people that lie to him. c. ...because Amir knows that Farid did not like Hassan and his wife. d. ...because the taliban trend that has been set is to only be interested in money and greed. //

3. Why does Amir feel the need to take Sorhab to America with him? a. to repent for his actions against Hassan b. he wanted to adopt a child and Sorhab was alone c. Farid begged him to take Sorhab in d. Sorhab threatened to kill him.

4. Why did Hassan stop smiling? a. because he was raped and he felt victimized b. because Amir didn't help him when he was being raped c. because he missed his mother and wanted to see her d. because the muscles in his face had deteiorated

5. Why is Amir jealous of Hassan? a. Hassan has more money. b. Hassan is taller and stronger than Amir c. Hassan has a better relationship with Baba. d. Hassan can run faster than Amir and always wins races.

6. Why does Amir's family move out of Afghanistan? a. The taliban have invaded and they need a safe place b. Baba's work forced him to move out of the country. c. There was more opportuinity in America d. Amir's mom was in America and they wanted to join her

7. Why does Amir accuse Hassan of stealing money? a. He is jealous of Hassan's relationship with Baba b. He saw him taking money after his birthday party c. He hates Hassan so much he doesn't want him around d. He can't stand the guilt that he feels when Hassan is nice to him

8. Why does Assef pick on Hassan? a. Hassan is a Hazara and they are servants meant to be picked on b. Hassan threw an apple at Assef's house in the middle of the night c. Assef just likes to pick on people and just happened to see Hassan. d. Assef and Hassan's families don't get along at all.

8. Why does Baba treat Hassan and Amir so differently? a. Because he feels bad for Hassan and sees him like a son b. Because Amir is the bad kid so Hassan gets more c. Because Hassan is really Baba's son, and he wants to treat him better d. Because Hassan's father paid Baba to take care of him and he deserves better treatment

9. When the author makes it clear that both Hassan and Sorhab have been raped by Assef what literary style is he using? a. Foreshadowing b. Parallelisim c. Alliteration d. Oxymoron

10. Why does Sorhab try to kill himself? a. He is depressed and hates his life b. He doesn't want to go to America with Amir c. It was a total accident and the razor slipped d. He doesn't want to go back to the orphanage

11. Why does Hassan try to stay away from Amir after the rape? a. He is angry with Hassan for not helpoing him b. He hates Hassan and is very depressed c. He knows that Hassan feels guilty for not helping d. His father told him to stay away from him.

12. What kind of realationship to Rahim and Amir share? a. Amir and Rahim are like father and son b. They barely know eachother c. Rahim is like an uncle to Amir d. Amir hates Rahim for his relationship with Hassan

13. Who is most honorable character? a. Amir b. Hassan c. Rahim d. Baba

14. What do Amir and Baba share in common? a. They are both guilty of wronging Hassan's family b. They both were raped as children by Assef c. They are both amazing Kite Runners and fighters d. They are both very wealthy throughout the whole story

15. Why does Amir see Soraya as a better person than himself? a. She is bueatiful and very smart b. She is honest and courageous c. She has a warm heart d. She is fair and just

16. Why does Amir fight Assef for Sorhab? a. Amir feels the need to repent for his actions against Hassan b. He wants to fight because he never has before c. He hates Assef anyway so winning Sorhab is just a bonus d. He wants to protect Sorhab becuase he is just a little kid

17. How does Hassan feel after Assef nearly kills him? a. He hates Sorhab because he got hurt for him b. He is happy because of the drugs c. He is confused because he thought he would win d. He feels better because his guilt is at peace

18. Why does Farid begin to respect Amir? a. Amir has money and Farid wants some b. He sees Amir as a big brother and loves him c. He finds out that Amir came to Afghanistan to find a boy d. He thinks Amir is cool for going to Afghanistan with him

19. How does Amir treat Hassan? a. He loves Hassan and treats him like a brother b. He loves Hassan but treats him as an inferior c. He hates Hassan but pretends to love him d. He hates Hassan and treats him horribly

20. Why does Amir run the kite for Sorhab? a. To show his love for Sorhab and the late Hassan b. To repent further for his wrongs to Hassan c. To show Sorhab how much fun Hassan and he used to have d. All of the above.


 * __Matching:__** //match the following numbers to their corresponding letters (Not all choices will be used.)//

1. "For you, a thousand times over." A.) Assef

15. “I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I ?”

 * __Short Answer__**

1. Justify the reason for Ali and Hassan leaving Kabul, Amir, and Baba.

2. Discuss the reason you think that the Taliban banned Kite Fighting.

3. Explain Baba's reasoning for not considering Amir to be his son.

4. Predict what would have happened if Amir and Baba did not move into America and out of Kabul.

5. Compare Afgan traditions and how they effected Amir's life in America.

6. Show examples of how Hassan was loyal to Amir throughout the book.

7. Justify Sohrab's reason's for trying to kill himself.

8. Examine why Rahim Khan had told Amir that there was a great American family for Sorhab to live with, even though they weren't real.

1. Discuss Amir's relationship with Baba. Evaluate how the outcome of the story would be different if Baba payed more attention to Amir and had a better relationship with him. 2. Debate whether or not Baba and Rahim Khan's decision not to tell Amir and Hassan of their relationship was rightly founded. 3. Justify the title of the book. Create an alternate title and explain how it relates to the book.
 * __Extended Response__**

1. Is the adoption of children from different countries beneficial to the child? Evaluate.
 * __Essential Questions__**

2. Government oppression plays a big part in Kite Runner and the lives of the character; explain the role it played and the role government oppression has on the lives of normal Americans.

3. How do war and violence affect children?

4. Is it ever okay to remain silent or refrain from intervening when someone is being hurt (physically or emotionally)?

5. When is it possible to make amends for our wrongdoings?

Answer Key: 1.) c 2.) d 3.) a 4.) b 5.) c 6.) a 7.) d 8 1.) a 8.2 ) a 9.) b 10.) d 11.) c 12.) a 13.) b 14.) a 15.) b 16.) a 17.) d 18.) c 19.) b 20.) d

Matching:

1.) E, G 2.) C 3.) B 4.) B 5.) B 6.) C 7.) B 8.) G 9.) B 10.) G 11.) C 12.) F 13.) C 14.) A 15.) G


 * Short answer:

1. ** The reason that Hassan and Ali leave Kabul is for two main reasons. The first reason is more personal and deals with Amir and Baba. After the Kite Fighting festival and the 'event' in the alley way with Hassan and Assef, the tension between the two boys grows and causes them to eventually grow pretty far apart. Once this starts, Ali notices and naturally his mind starts to find things that him and Baba do not have in common and they grow apart causing Ali to finally make the decision and say, "These people are no longer friends, we have to move out." The second reason is the government is changing into the Taliban rule.

2. On the surface, the reason that the Taliban banned the Kite Fighting Festival would be that they are just not nice people and 'simply do not like fun'. But the actual reason is that they like to control people. This is shown through taking Hassan and his wife's lives, just because they would not leave their house; one that the Taliban wanted. They banned the festival to try and break the people of Kabul and Afghanistan by taking away their fun and town activities.

3. During his childhood Baba was the kid who nobody put down and when somebody tried to do so, he stood up for himself. He was the strong guy of the bunch ... Amir is not. Amir is more focused on the whys and hows of life, not the materialistic view of who is stronger than who. Amir is not necessarily weak but he is someone who would not fight back if someone tried to hurt him. He is interested in writing and art instead of fighting and sports like his father did when he was little. This displeases Baba and he even states to Rahim Khan that if he did not see Amir come out of his wife, then he would not think him his own son.

4. If Amir and Baba had not moved out of Kabul and to America then the story Kite Runner would be very different. First off, the house in Kabul that Amir and Baba lived in would still be occupied by them and not by Rahim Khan. Also, if they had not fled Kabul they probably would have gotten to know Hassan and his wife even more due to the fact that they would be in the same country in stead of different ones. Also, if they had stayed, Baba may not have died of cancer but that is unknown. Overall, the relationship between Hassan and Amir could have flourished if Amir and Baba had stayed in Afghanistan.

5. When Amir and Baba moved to Afganistan it took a while for them to get used to life in America. Baba was not a rich man that everyone knew anymore, they were the complete opposite, poor imigrants that didn't make much of a living. For Amir to talk to Soraya before they were married he would have to wait to General Taheri to leave their spot in the flea market because the General would not have liked to see them talking; he believed the rumors would be started. Also, Baba had to go to the General's house to ask if his son, Amir, would be able to marry their daughter, Soraya; normally in America it would just be Amir asking Soraya to marry him not Baba asking the father of the bride.

6. Hassan was always loyal to Amir and did everything that Amir would tell him to do. For example, Hassan had once said during the kite fighting tournament, "For you, a thousand times over." meaning that he would do anything for Amir. Also, Hassan had always stood up for Amir even if Amir wouldn't stand up for him, like when Assef was teasing Amir and Hassan he had threatened to shoot Assef's eye out if he didn't leave them alone.

7. Sorhab tries to kill himself because Amir had broken their promise and told him that he would need to go back to an orphanage; Sorhab was terrified of the orphanage because of his past experience in the old orphanage where Assef had taken him from and abused him. No matter how much Amir told Sorhab that this orphange would be different and much nicer Sorhab refused to go so his only option to get of going to what he considered a living hell was to kill himself.

8. Rahim Khan told Amir that he knew where Sorhab could stay if Amir went to go get him because Amir wasn't planning on bringing Sorhab to America with him because he and Soraya weren't going to adopt any children. If Rahim Khan hadn't told Amir the lie about the American family then Amir probably would never have gone to go find Sorhab even though he was Hassan's son.

1. As a boy the relationship between Amir and his father is almost fake. Baba has extremely high expectations for Amir and Amir can only hope for Baba's acceptance and admiration. He cannot please his father naturally so he pretends. When his father took Amir to soccer games Amir would cheer at the right times and grunt when it was necessary in order to appease his father and gain his afection. Baba still new that Amir didnt like soccer though. Amir also wishes to have Baba all to himself. He longs for one on one time and cant be anything less than Baba's favorite. For example, at Ghargha Lake. Baba is going to take Amir to Ghargha Lake and decides to also invite Hassan. Amir is quick to tell his father that Hassan is unable to make it because he wants to be the only one to go with Baba. Amir lies to Baba, telling him that Hassan has the runs. By lying to his father, Amir shows he is willing to take a risk simply to spend one-on-one time with his father.Baba also thinks Amir is weak, so he refranes frfom affection to "toughen" him up. Baba talks to Rahim alot about how Amir is a wimp and he says, "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything". Baba and Amir's relationship wont change until Baba accepts Amir for who he and stops trtying to make him into a perfect person and when Amir grows out of his selfishness and stops lying to himself and Baba and starts to be himself. In my oppininon is Baba and Amir's relationship was better in a good way, such as Amir was accepted by his father, Amir would have never put the watch and money under Hassans pillow. This act was in need of a fathers affection and Amir wanted his father to love him and only him. If Baba loved Amir for the way he was and didnt hold back to "toughen" him up he wouldnt have been urged to get Hassan in trouble.
 * Extended response:**

2. Baba and Rahim Khan's decision not to tell Amir and Hassan of their brotherly bond was not right. Baba only thought of his image to the people, and his neighbors knowing that he bred a Hazara would bring shame."'It was a shameful situation. People would talk. All that a man had back then, all that he was, was his honor, his name, and if people talked ... We couldn't tell anyone ...'" (pg 223) Because of this belief in image, Baba never openly expressed his love for Hassan. So when Baba would get Hassan a special birthday present or give him affection, Amir would begin to feel jealocy and rage toward his father, causing the rift between father and son to drift further apart. "And besides, one time at Ghargha Lake, Hassan and I were skimming stones and Hassan made his stone skip eight times. The most I managed was five. Baba was there, watching, and he patted Hassan on the back. Even put his arm around his shoulder. ... Baba never missed Hassan's birthday." (pg 13-14, 44) Amir could never fully accept Baba's behavior beacuse he never knew why he was treated equally as Hassan. Had they been told of their bond, Amir and Hassan would have become closer, and they would finally be able to both accept love from Baba without harsh feelings. Knowing of their relationahip would have benefittde Baba, Amir, and Hassan. Baba and Rahim Khan's decision not to tell them of this relationship was wrong in how it prevented any benefits from occuring. 3. //The Kite Runner// was an excellent choice of a title for Khaled Hosseini to call his novel. The events in the novel revolve around Amir and his experiences with his friend Hassan. Hassan, a kite runner, shapes Amir into the man he becomes and is present in the book long after he leaves. "I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. ... 'Do you want me to run that kite for you?'" (pg 1, 371) Written in first person, //The Kite Runner// is a story of Amir's life. Since Amir's life was influenced by the life of the kite runner Hassan, the title is appropriate for this book. An alternate title for //The Kite Runner// would be //Redemption//. The novel opens with Amir thinking about a call he got from his old friend Rahim Khan. "I thought about something Rahim Khan said just before he hung up, almost as an afterhtought. //There is a way to be good again//." (pg 2) Rahim Khan refers to there being a way earn redeption for Amir's past actions. Though the first part of the novel, the reader learns of what Amir's past was. The second part is how Amir moved on and forgot his past. Amir gains his redeption in the thrid part of the novel, when he saves Hassan's son by retuning to Pakistan. "'I'm not coming home alone. I'm bringing a little boy with me.' I paused. 'I want us to adopt him.'" Amir repents for his past sin of watching Hassan get hurt by saving Hassan's son, his half-nefew.

1.** The adoption of a child from a different country may be beneficial to the child depending on the situation that the child is currently in. In Sohrab's case, Amir's plea for adoption was well founded. Both of Sohrab's parents were murdered by the Taliban, a result of the invader's distaste of Hazaras, and he was living in a run-down orphanage. "We followed him through dim, grimy hallways where barefoot children dressed in frayed sweaters ambled aound. We walked past rooms with no floor covering but matted carpets and windows shuttered with sheets of plastic." (pg253) Sohrab was also sold to Assef, Amir's childhood bully. Assef put Sohrab through phychological and physical pain, as he was treated like a slave and raped. "'Would you like to see my boy?' ... His eyes fell on me. Lingered. Then lhe looked away. Looked down at his naked feet. ... The man's hand slid up and down the boy's belly. Up and down, slowly, gently." (pg 279-280) This treatment caused Sohrab to be distrustful of people, and even after he was safe with Amir he refused to open up. In such circumstances, Sohrab would have benefitted from adoption. He would become an American citizen, and from there have access to schools, hospitals, and a future free to tourture. Sohrab would live with Amir and Soraya, and become once again part of a family. Although he would crave for his old life before the Taliban, Sohrab could become happy, even content with his new life. "I looked down at Sohrab. One corner of his mouth had curled up just so. A smile. Lopsided. Hardly there. But there." (pg 370-371) Because he was liberated from a horrible fate by Amir's adoption, Sohrab's adoption was beneficial to him.
 * Essential Questions:

2.Government oppression is a serious thing in countries around the world and making sure it does not happen can be a very trying job. In Kite Runner, at the beginning of the story, there is only a laissez faire government and everyone (in Kabul) is happy and there are not many problems. As the story progresses there starts to be some foreshadowing going on in the sense that the government starts to take over more and more. This is due to the slow and painful embowelment of the Afghanistanian government into the Taliban rule. Finally the Taliban have complete administration of the country and that is when Baba and Amir decide to move. This causes them to start anew in America (California) and cause them to completely start over. This shows that government causes the uprooting of hard work, and lives, and complete families. In America we have a democracy so it is not too bad but there are definitely downsides to our government. Here is an exact example of government oppression: My friend Calli Marando lives in a ranch house that has been completely painted, had an in-ground pool put in complete with towel house and a huge pool deck a long with memories and past events that have conspired there. The US government (specifically the State of Delaware) wants to put a small highway going right through her living room. The state will only give the family   of what the house is worth now and they will not take no for an answer. The Marando family does not want to move but in three years there will be no more house in that spot, only cars. This exact situation is what is causing people to question things happening in the secret offices of the US government and question their reasons. Overall, government oppression is wrong, and it causes families to change, drastically and it is not good for the citizens of whatever country it is happening in.  

3. War and Violence scare children and scar their psyches. A good example of this is in the book when Sorhab tries to kill himself. Sorhab is so afraid from his tims in the orphanage he would kill himself instead of going to the orphanage. The reason he was in the orphanage is because his parents were killed because of the war in Afghanistan. This applies not just to Sorhab but to shildren all around the world.

4. It should not be okay for a person to stand by and not do anything when a person is being hurt; no matter who the person doing the hurting is. However, in society today this mind set is not present so people do remain silent, normally they don't intervene because of fear and thing of what might happen to them if they do try to help. For example, Amir didn't do anything when Assef was raping Hassan because he was afraid of Assef and felt that he would never be able to stand up to him. Also, Amir knew that if he did try to help Hassan he may not have gotten to keep the blue kite and then he never would have gotten Baba's sense of appriciation; however, if Amir had known that Hassan was his brother then he probably would have helped him and then Baba would have loved Amir not for winning the kite tournament, but for Amir standing up for Hassan and no longer being a coward.

5. To make amends for our wrongdoings one must complete something just as sacrificial as the wrong doing he committed. In Amirs case he rejected and resented Hassan for being loved by Baba and he was selfish. He got them kicked out of his fathers house and eventually Hassan and part of his family were killeed by the Taliban. If Amir had not been selfish and Ali and Hassan were not kicked out of the house they would have trtaveled to America with Baba and him and liveed a safe happy life away from Afghanistan. Amir killed his half brother and his "second father" all because he wanted Baba to himself. Amir comes to his senses as an adult and wants to make amends for killing his beloved friends. He sets off for Afghanistan and doesnt care if he gets himself killed; he will do anything to find Hassans son Sohrab. When he gets into the fight with Assef this redeems his wrong doing, "I hadnt been happy and I hadnt felt better, not at all. Bit I did now. My body was broken - just how badly I wouldnt find out until later - but I felt healed. Healde at last." He suffers from mulitiple broken bones and almost dies himseld. This redeems him because he has suffered significantly just like Hassan did in account to him. He saved Sohrab and brought him to American giving him the life Amir took from Hassan and suffered just like Hassan. If you do something heart felt that costs you to sacrifice something in return to can make amends for your wrong doings.