Vocab
Literary Devices
Plot
Characters
Quotes
100
What does “affable” mean?
Friendly
100
In which chapter does the point of view switch between characters?
16
100
Who is dying, how do we know (besides the fact that the book says outright)?
Rahim Khan; coughing blood, bad arthritis
100
What is Rahim Khan dying of?
Lung cancer, just like Baba
100
Who says, “a boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything”?
Baba
200
What does "presumptuous" mean?
Overconfident
200
What is the tone of the letters to Amir from Hassan?
Optimistic
200
Who dies in these chapters?
Ali, Sanaubar, Hassan, Farzana
200
Who is Hassan married to?
Farzana
200
Who says, “You were wrong about one thing...he’s great with the slingshot"?
Zaman
300
What does "temperament" mean?
Disposition; Character
300
What is the revelation that Hassan is Amir’s brother an example of?
Irony
300
Who gets angry at the owner of the orphanage?
Farid
300
Who shows up at Amir’s old house?
Hassan's mother, Sanaubar
300
Who says, “There is only one sin. And that is theft... When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth”?
Baba
400
What does "incessant" mean?
Nonstop
400
When the letters of Amir’s name are jumbled, they can be changed into Rima (poetry in Italian); what is this an example of?
Anagram
400
What mistake did Amir make with his watch?
He gave it to Wahid’s children, thinking they wanted it, when in reality they were staring at his food
400
Where is Sohrab?
The Taliban took him from the orphanage in exchange for money
400
Who says “ He was a beautiful little boy, sweet as sugar, and had the same temperament as his father,” and who is he/she talking about?
Rahim Khan; Sohrab
500
What does "garrulous" mean?
Talkative
500
What could the cancer in this story be a symbol for?
Amir’s loss, or how keeping the secret is eating Amir away
500
Who are Hassan’s biological parents?
Sanaubar, Baba
500
What is the name of the man who runs the orphanage?
Zaman
500
Who asked, “Do you write about Afghanistan?”
Wahid
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