Characters
Plot
Quotes
Elements of Fiction
Wild Card
100

This character is the son of Hassan and the nephew of Amir. 

Sohrab

100

Amir and Baba were both alike because of this reason. 

They both betrayed the person who would do anything for them 

100

This character is known for saying "For you, a thousand times over" to Amir.

Hassan

100

Throughout the story, Amir most frequently faces this type of conflict. 

Internal Conflict - Character vs. Self
100

The current starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. 

Jalen Hurts

200

Amir's mother worked this job before, and though she was dead for his life, inspired Amir's love of reading and writing. 

Professor at the University
200

Amir holds educational privilege over Hassan because Hassan can't do this activity. 

Read

200

The quote "there is a way to be good again" is stated by this wise character.

Rahim Khan

200

The author often uses these to show past events in Amir's life that relate to the present. 

Memories/Flashbacks
200

The first ever nearly complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in Haddonfield, NJ, and is known by this name. 

Hadrosaur

300

The director of the orphanage who sells some children to the Taliban to save the many. 

Zaman

300

After Farid finds out there is no American couple to adopt Sohrab, Amir does this. 

Takes him with him to Islamabad

300

This character states that "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything."

Baba

300

Redemption, guilt, violence, prejudice, forgiveness are all examples of this in the Kite Runner. 

Topics

300

You can find Eleven, Nancy Wheeler, Max Mayfield, and Steve Harrington in this Netflix original show. 

Stranger Things
400

Amir realizes that the Taliban official is this character from his past when the official asks "What ever happened to old Babalu?"

Assef

400

After Hassan threatens Assef with the slingshot, Assef promises he will do this. 

Get Hassan back and face Amir in a fight

400

To exhibit his disdain for Amir's privilege this character states that "You've always been a tourist here. You just didn't know it."

Farid

400

Throughout the story the author includes historical information about the Soviet-Afghan War, the Civil War, and the rise of the Taliban. This all supports our understanding of this literary element. 

Setting

400

"Water, Earth, Fire, Air... Long ago the four nations lived together in harmony. That all changed when the Fire Nation attacked" is the intro to this animated adventure show.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

500

Hassan's mother who returns to them after many years and spends several years creating a relationship with Hassan and Sohrab. 

Sanabaur

500
A letter from this character reveals that he knew everything that happened to Amir and Hassan when they were children and Amir was too hard on himself. 
Rahim Khan
500

This character thinks, "...but it's wrong what they say about the past, I've learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out."

Amir
500

"There is a way to redeem yourself from past actions" is an example of this in the Kite Runner. 

A theme

500

This large and deadly African mammal secretes an oily substance on their skin to help them avoid sunburn.

Hippos

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