Vocabulary Sentence Completion
After Hassan and his wife died, Sohrab lived in an _____________.
orphanage
Amir
(answers will vary; brave, kind, strong, caring)
description of a character
characterization
to be jealous
envy
Who rips the fake beard off of Amir's face?
Assef
I'm so sorry for hurting you. Will you please ___________ me?
forgive
Assef
(answers will vary; evil, horrible, abusive, bad, mean)
setting
not able to focus or concentrate because your attention is on something else
distracted
How did Sohrab help Amir win the fight with Assef?
He shot Assef in the eye with his slingshot.
Your face looks very ___________ today. Are you sick?
pale
Soraya
(answers will vary; kind, welcoming, sweet, warm, caring)
a problem or struggle
conflict
not allow; ban or prohibit
forbid
Why did Sohrab try to kill himself?
He thought he had to go back to an orphanage.
When she lost her daughter in Times Square, she became ______________ and started screaming.
hysterical
Sohrab
(answers will vary; brave, afraid, curious, kind, lonely)
when a story goes back in time
flashback
difficult to control; always breaking the rules
rebellious
What did the director of the orphanage do with the money that Assef gave him when he took children?
He used it to buy food for the children.
Let's ________ this argument: cats are better than dogs!
settle
Farid, the driver
(answers will vary; helpful, brave, poor, honest)
a hint or clue that the writer gives us to help us predict what will happen next in a story
foreshadowing
an area next to a city, usually with many houses
suburb
At the stadium, the Taliban killed a woman for doing what?
She cheated on her husband (she was with another man).