Author
Before becoming a full-time author, what was Hosseini's career?
"When you kill a man, you steal a life."
Baba
In the first half of the novel, Amir frames Hassan by hiding a watch and money under his mattress. In the second half of the novel, how does he ironically repeat this behavior?
Amir hides money under Wahid's family's mattress, but this time it is in an act of generosity.
What does the lamb symbolize?
Whose birthday is on Friday?
Freddy
Where was Khaled Hosseini born?
Afghanistan
"There is a way to be good again."
Rahim Khan
What line, spoken throughout the text by Hassan, is said by Amir at the end of the novel?
"For you, a thousand times over."
What does the pomegranate tree symbolize?
Blood/violence
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
French philosopher/memoirist who wrote about the "noble savage" and the innate goodness of man without society.
Like Amir, where did Hosseini move after the communist takeover of Afghanistan?
“I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t.”
Amir
Rostam and Sohrab
What do kites symbolize?
Loyalty, and eventually, redemption
What is so dangerous about traveling through the Khyber Pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
The enemy has the high ground/the traveler is vulnerable on the low ground.
Amir and Hosseini share many similarities. However, in terms of family life, there is one key difference. What is that difference?
Hosseini has children.
“You've always been a tourist here. You just didn't know it.”
Farid
What kind of irony is most prevalent in The Kite Runner?
Dramatic irony
What does Hassan's cleft lip symbolize?
His lower-class status, and later, Amir's rejection from upper-class society.
Amir returns to Afghanistan after which tragic event in American history?
September 11th
A Thousand Splendid Suns
And the Mountains Echoed
“Sad stories make good books.”
Soraya
What injury does Amir ironically incur during/after his fight with Assef?
Scar like a cleft lip
What does the name Amir symbolize?
America
Joseph Campell, the author of "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" presented the idea of the monomyth, which changed the analysis of myths, legends, and heroes forever. What is a monomyth?
A hero's journey/recurring narrative pattern throughout literary history