CHARACTERS
His mother (Sofia)
A symbol that becomes a source of pride for Baba (hangs it in his study) and a source of pain for Amir
The blue kite
The winter of 1975 foreshadows which event?
Hassan's attack
When they arrive in Jalalabad, Baba and Amir must hide here for a week
A basement
"For you, a thousand times over!"
Hassan
This character idolized Hitler and is friends with Kamal and Wali.
Assef
The type of tree the boys congregate, which turns violent in chapter 8
Pomegranate tree
Baba hints at the framing scene when he claims that this is the ultimate sin
Theft
What kind of vehicle do Amir and Baba have to ride in on the way to Peshawar?
A fuel tank
"Friends? You pathetic little fool! Someday you'll wake up from your little fantasy and learn just how good of a friend he is. Now bas, enough of this. Give us that kite"
Assef
The two ends of the "spectrum" when it comes to Amir/Hassan's relationship
Servant/Master but also brotherly bond
In chapter 7, Amir remembers a ceremony and remembers a ceremony where he pictures Hassan as this animal.
a lamb
This is the true "monster" that Hassan dreams of in chapter 7
Amir
Baba has this job in America
Gas station attendant
"It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talent is a donkey"
Rahim Khan
Which character gives Amir a notebook for his birthday?
Rahim Khan
Baba presents Hassan with this gift in chapter 5, foreshadowing Hassan's fate
Plastic surgery for his lip
In chapter 2, Hassan reluctantly shoots his slingshot at a dog. This foreshadows which event?
Amir is this age when he graduates from high school
"We can't live here anymore. Life is impossible for us here, Agha sahib"
Ali
Who dies in the gas truck when Amir and Baba were escaping to Pakistan?
Kamal
This story about a man unknowingly killing his own son foreshadows the conflict between Baba and Amir
Rostam and Sohrab
The swap meet/flea market
"Well people need stories to divert them at difficult times like this"
General Taheri