Vocab Part 1
The character that is probably the most ______________ in the book is Baba for his inability to back down from anything.
A. sociopathic
B. obstinate
C. integrity
D. Indignant
B. obstinate
Amir begins to _______ subtle differences in how Baba treats him versus Hassan, even if he doesn’t fully understand their meaning yet.
A. Maverick
B. Palliative
C. Discern
D. Chagrin
C. Discern
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Essie loves to go to the movies for she loves eating the popcorn.
Essie loves to go to the movies, for she loves eating the popcorn.
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Hikmah Mrs. Warfield's student wrote an excellent Julius Caesar essay.
Hikmah, Mrs. Warfield's student, wrote an excellent Julius Caesar essay.
Does Mrs. Warfield prefer coffee or tea?
coffee
Amir is ___________ to Assef because they both have prejudice against Hazaras.
A. Trepidation
B. Imminent
C. Akin
D. Havoc
Akin
Amir seeks __________comfort in Baba’s approval, hoping it will ease his growing insecurities.
A. Palliative
B. Chagrin
C. Brunt
D. Discern
A. Palliative
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Thomas despised pepperoni pizza but loved the veggie kind.
NONE
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Jesus is a student at Romeoville a high school in the Valley View school district.
Jesus is a student at Romeoville, a high school in the Valley View school district.
True or False: Mrs. Warfield prefers sour candy over chocolate
Amir is haunted by an __________ guilt that follows him from his childhood betrayal of Hassan into adulthood.
Unatoned
Hassan’s __________spirit is evident in the way he fearlessly chases kites and stands by Amir, no matter the consequences.
maverick
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Anna drew in her notebook but she refused to carry around colored pencils so all her drawings were in black and white.
Anna drew in her notebook, but she refused to carry around colored pencils, so all her drawings were in black and white.
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Running in the gym Kasey tripped and fell causing Delanie to help her up.
Running in the gym, Kasey tripped and fell, causing Delanie to help her up.
What city does Mrs. Warfield live?
Chicago
Amir’s betrayal unleashes emotional _________in both his and Hassan’s lives, setting him on a long and painful journey toward __________.
havoc
redemption
Hassan often bears the __________of Amir’s insecurities, much to Amir’s silent _________as he struggles with jealousy and guilt.
Brunt
Chagrin
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Adrian loved the show Friends yet he couldn't fathom ever living in New York and paying that high of rent.
Adrian loved the show Friends, yet he couldn't fathom ever living in New York and paying that high of rent.
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Maria Bri's friend couldn't go to the school dance a night she'd been looking forward to for months.
Maria, Bri's friend, couldn't go to the school dance, a night she'd been looking forward to for months.
What intermural sport does Mrs. Warfield play?
Flag Football
Amir feels a quiet __________as he struggles with his sense of ___________, sensing that a moment of moral testing is ___________during the kite-fighting tournament with Assef and Hassan.
trepidation
integrity
imminent
Amir begins to ___________Hassan’s __________nature, who fearlessly faces challenges and often bears the ___________of difficulties that Amir himself tries to avoid.
discern
maverick
brunt
What does FANBOYS stand for
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Place the comma(s) in the correct place if there is one:
Marianne a curious student with an insatiable love for mysteries who often stayed up late reading detective novels by flashlight and whose imagination could turn any ordinary afternoon into an adventure watched nervously as the old clock tower a weathered structure rumored to be haunted struck midnight.
Marianne, a curious student with an insatiable love for mysteries, who often stayed up late reading detective novels by flashlight, and whose imagination could turn any ordinary afternoon into an adventure, watched nervously as the old clock tower, a weathered structure rumored to be haunted, struck midnight.
What is Mrs. Warfield's favorite book? (clue: You have a 1/5 chance- use the room!)
Throne of Glass