Quotes
“I want my old life back. [...] I want Father and Mother jan. I want Sasa. I want to play with Rahim Khan sahib in the garden. I want to live in our old house again”
a) Amir b) Sohrab c) Soraya d) Hassan
b) Sohrab
The “old beggar” named Dr. Rasul who used to know which of the following characters?
a) Dr. Rasul knew Hassan.
b) Dr. Rasul knew Hassan’s father, Ali.
c) Dr. Rasul knew Hassan’s mother, Sanaubar.
d) Dr. Rasul knew Amir’s mother, Sofia Akrami.
d) Dr. Rasul knew Amir’s mother, Sofia Akrami.
Driven by his feelings of guilt as he searches to find a way to redeem himself.
Amir
“I think we’ll be good for your nephew, but maybe that little boy will be good for us too”
a) Farzana b) Sanaubar c) Soraya d) Sofia
c. Soraya
In which of the following ways did Hassan’s father, Ali, lose his life?
a) Ali was killed in a car accident.
b) Ali was killed when he confronted a house robber.
c) Ali was killed by stepping on a land mine.
d) Ali was killed by being shot in the back of the head.
c) Ali was killed by stepping on a land mine.
What does the man wearing round sunglasses do at the soccer game during the halftime break?
a) The man wearing sunglasses performs a song.
b) The man wearing sunglasses stones two adulterers.
c) The man wearing sunglasses gives away t-shirts.
d) The man wearing sunglasses adopts two orphans.
b) The man wearing sunglasses stones two adulterers.
In Chapter 23, what do readers learn about Thomas and Betty Caldwell?
a) The Caldwells moved from Preshawar to Kabul.
b) The Caldwells moved from Preshawar to Islamabad.
c) The Caldwells don’t exist and never existed.
d) The Caldwells have already adopted too many kids.
c) The Caldwells don’t exist and never existed.
This character acts a driver and friend to Amir when he returns to Afghanistan.
Farid
“For you, a thousand times over” (371).
a) Amir b) Sohrab c) Soraya d) General Taheri
a) Amir
When Farzana is pregnant with Hassan’s child,
which character helps to deliver the child?
a) Rahim Khan
b) Rahim Khan's wife
c) Hassan
d) Hassan's mother, Sunaubar
d) Hassan's mother, Sunaubar
While staying at Wahid’s house, what present does Amir give to Wahid’s youngest son?
a) A leather-bound writing notebook
b) A slingshot
c) A blue kite
d) A watch
d) A watch
What does Amir do in the corridor of the hospital for the first time in fifteen years?
a) Amir kneels on a white bedsheet and prays.
b) Amir reads aloud from the Koran.
c) Amir writes a long letter to Rahim Khan.
d) Amir writes a story in the leather-bound notebook.
a) Amir kneels on a white bedsheet and prays.
Portrayed as a loving mother to Sohrab and wife to Hassan.
Farzana
“You probably lived in a big two- or three-story house with a nice backyard that your gardener filled with flowers and fruit trees. All gated, of course. Your father drove an American car. You had servants, probably Hazaras. [...] And I would bet my first son’s eyes that this is the first time you’ve ever worn a pakol”
a) Amir b) Rahim Khan c) Farid d) Wahid
c. Farid
Proud to the point of arrogance at times, and he places great value on upholding Afghan traditions. He is in many ways the stereotypical Afghan male, both in his roles as a father and husband.
General Taheri
“I’m broke because I’ve spent my life’s savings on this orphanage. Everything I ever owned or inherited I sold to run this godforsaken place. You think I don’t have family in Pakistan and Iran? I could have run like everyone else. But I didn’t. I stayed. I stayed because of them”
a) Thomas Caldwell b) Farid c) Dr. Rasul d) Zaman
d) Zaman
Rahim Khan reveals that which of the following
characters is Hassan’s biological father?
a) Ali
b) Baba
c) Rahim Khan
d) Sanaubar's second husband
b) Baba
What type of fruit is in a bowl on the coffee table of the house that Amir enters?
a) Grapes
b) Pears
c) Apples
d) Pomegranates
a) Grapes
This character becomes an integral component for getting Sohrab a visa to the U.S.
Kaka Sharif