Childhood
Influences
Adulthood
Afghani Historical Facts
Books
100
This is the year in which Khaled Hosseini was born.
What is 1965?
100
The family Member who Khaled credited with being his biggest influence
Who is his Grandmother
100
The time of day Hosseini wrote his first novel
When is four in the morning
100
The Taliban believe strongly in this religion.
What is Islam?
100
The name of the book that has been turned in to a movie
What is The Kite Runner
200
This is the number of brothers and sister Khaled had.
What is four?
200
Two nations who's media made it's way into Afghanistan and influenced Khaled's Writing
What is Russia, France, or England
200
The amount of time Hosseini practiced medicine
What is 10 years
200
This is the capital of Afghanistan.
What is Kabul?
200
The name of Hosseini's latest book
What is And the Mountains Echoed
300
Santa Clara University and Biology.
What is the name of the university in which Khaled earned his bachelors degree and in what field of study?
300
The nickname given to European Novels that were Translated into Farsi
What is "The Golden Books"
300
Hosseini's hobby before he started writing novels
What is writing short stories
300
He is elected the first Afghan President.
Who is Hamid Karzai?
300
The book that sold over 10 million copies
What is The Kite Runner
400
This is the year and season in which Khaled and his family moved to the United States
What is the Fall of 1980
400
The Translated name for the Persian Radio station Khaled enjoyed as a kind
What is "Stories"
400
The people who encouraged Hosseini to write his first novel
Who is Hosseini's wife and father-in-law
400
The Soviets set up this kind of government shortly after invading Afghanistan.
What is a communist government?
400
Which book's hardcover copy lasted on the bestsellers list for 49 weeks?
What is A Thousand Splendid Suns
500
Name and briefly describe the term in which Khaled's father applied.
Asylum, which is the right to seek shelter somewhere else in order to escape persecution.
500
Two European novels Khaled credited with being an early influence
What is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Alice in Wonderland
500
Hosseini's job with the United Nations
What is a special envoy and helping displaced people in war zones
500
Ruled Afghanistan from 1933-1973.
Who is Zahir Shah?
500
Name one controversy that arose after the release of the novel The Kite Runner
What is -Altered Western understanding of the Taliban -Contained offensive language, was sexually explicit, and was unsuited to young age group
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