Vocabulary
Characters
Comprehension
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
100
A wealthy neighborhood can be described using this word.
What is Affluent?
100
The narrator of the story.
Who is Amir?
100
During the kite competition, who cut down the last kite? What color was the last kite cut?
Who is Amir? What is the color blue?
100
In chapter 2, the author uses foreshadowing when Amir tries to get Hassan to shoot the one eyed German Shepard. What event is this foreshadowing for?
What is Amir and Hassan's first encounter with Assef, Wali, and Kamal.
100
A symbol of love and affection that is also a symbol of an event Amir would like to forget.
What is the blue kite?
200
A longstanding rival can be referred to by this word.
What is a Nemesis?
200
Idolizes Hitler and is friends with Wali and Kamal.
Who is Assef?
200
In chapter 7, who is on the roof with Baba watching the kite tournament?
Who is Rahim Khan?
200
In chapter 3, Baba states "When you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal someones right to fairness." This statement foreshadows what event?
What is Amir lying about Hassan stealing his gifts and birthday money.
200
In chapter 7, Amir remembers a ceremony and thinks of Hassan as this animal.
What is a lamb?
300
Another word for widespread destruction.
What is Havoc?
300
Amir's servant/best friend.
Who is Hassan?
300
The setting of The Kite Runner.
What is Kabul?
300
In chapter 7, Hassan dreams of a lake monster. Who is the lake monster really? What event does this dream foreshadow?
Who is Assef? The dream is a foreshadowing of the rape and of Amir's position during the rapes as he is "unable to swim."
300
Amir is the kite cutter and Hassan is the kite runner. This is a symbol of their
What is socioeconomic status?
400
A word to describe a person who is not friendly or forthcoming.
What is Aloof?
400
The woman who left Hassan and Ali.
Who is Sanaubar?
400
Name both the high and lower socioeconomic status groups mentioned throughout The Kite Runner. (Be sure to differentiate which group is higher status versus which group is lower status)
What is Pashtun? What is Hazara?
400
The story "Rostam and Sohrab" (p.29) that Amir reads to Hassan foreshadows the relationship between...
Who are Amir and Baba?
400
Baba presents Hassan with a special gift for his birthday at the end of chapter 5. This is a symbol of...
What is respect or what is love?
500
A person who is regularly unable to sleep is known as this.
What is an insomniac?
500
Baba's business partner and father figure to Amir.
Who is Rahim Khan?
500
This event changes Hassan and Amir's friendship as we know it.
What is Hassan's rape.
500
On the first page of chapter 1, Amir states "I became who I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975." This statement foreshadows which event in The Kite Runner?
What is the kite tournament and the event that occurs directly after the tournament?
500
When Hassan says, "For you a thousand times over," this is a symbol of...
What is Hassan's love and devotion for Amir.
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