Setting
What country does thew story take place?
Afghanistan.
In the very beginning, what do Baba and Rahim Khan help to build in their town?
An orphanage for the poor, parentless children.
What is the authors name?
Khaled Hosseini.
What happened to Baba's wife (Amir's mother)?
No, she died in child labor with Amir.
When Baba refuses to act like it, which other character steps in and acts like a father to Amir?
Rahim Khan.
What year does the story START in?
1975.
What did Hassan do when Assef and his friends first came and threatened Amir and Hassan?
He put a rock in his slingshot and aimed it at Assef's eye, making him and his friends retreat.
Khaled Hosseini was born in this country
Kabul, Afghanistan?
Who is the best kite runner in the town?
Hassan.
What does Assef point out to Hassan before attacking him in the alley?
Amir is not truly Hassans friend, he just hangs out with him when bored and never in front of other people.
Where do the boys like to play in their free time?
Ghargha Lake, and the pomegranate tree outside of Baba's property.
What happened at the kite fighting tournament?
Amir and Hassan won the competition.
Before Khaled Hosseini was an author what was his profession?
A physician
What happened to Hassan's mother after birth, why did she do what she did?
She abandoned the family because she saw Hassan's cleft lip, and did not want to stay with Ali (Hassan's father).
What are two of Hassan and Amir's favorite activities?
Reading stories and insect torture.
Where do Ali and Hassan live compared to Amir and Baba?
Ali and Hassan live in a mud hut in the backyard of Baba and Amir's mansion.
What was Hassan's birthday gift from Baba?
Plastic surgery to fix his cleft lip.
After his book The Kite Runner came out, Khaled launched this non-profit to provide assistance to those in need in Afghanistan
The Khaled Hosseini Foundation
What does Baba say is the only sin one can commit?
Theft.
What is Amir's leading goal in attempting to win the kite-fighting tournament?
To make Baba proud of him and finally be forgiven for "killing his mother".
What village in Afghanistan do the characters live in?
Wazir Akbar Kabul.
What happened to Hassan while attempting to defend the blue kite?
He was brutally held down and sexually assaulted by Assef and his friends.
Hosseini was prompted to write Kite Runner after this occurred in his home country
The Taliban banning kite flying
What are the religious and ethnical differences between Hassan and Amir?
Hassan is a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun, and Hassan is a Shi'a and Sunni (both Muslim).
What was Amir's reaction to Hassan's critique of the story he had written
He thought to himself that, "Hassan is a stupid, illiterate Hazara who has no right to criticize my writing".