Quote Identification
"For you, a thousand times over"
Who is Hassan?
Amir wins the kite tournament by cutting the final kite himself.
What is True?
This object, flown and chased in winter, becomes a symbol of both Amir's betrayal and his attempt at redemption.
What is a kite?
Amir's childhood city
What is Kabul?
The narrative technique through which the story is told from Amir’s point of view.
“There is a way to be good again."
Who is Rahim Khan?
T or F: Baba tells Amir about Hassan being his half-brother right before they flee Afghanistan.
What is False?
The physical trait left on Hassan and later Sohrab which symbolizes the lasting scars of violence and suffering.
What is a cleft lip
This major event led to Baba and Amir fleeing Afghanistan for the United States.
What is the Soviet invasion?
The literary device of Amir’s recurring memories of the past and its lasting impact on the present.
What is a flashback?
"I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be."
Who is Amir?
Assef becomes a Taliban official later in the novel.
What is True?
A phrase, repeated multiple times throughout the novel that becomes a motif that is repeated during Amir’s path to redemption.
What is “For you, a thousand times over”?
The country that Amir and Baba escapes to RIGHT after the Soviet Invasion
What is Pakistan?
A literary device that predicts something in the future, or leaves a clue for the audience.
What is foreshadowing?
“A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.”
Who is Baba?
Sohrab gets close to Amir after Amir shows him how to use a slingshot.
This recurring motif represents Amir’s guilt and the way it "haunts" him, especially after Hassan's assault. It also symbolizes his need for redemption.
What is the pomegranate tree?
The ethnic group to which Hassan and Ali belong. Is traditionally considered lower class in Afghan society.
What is Hazara?
This literary device involves a contradiction between what a character expects and what actually occurs.,(Example: Amir’s act of betrayal leads to lifelong guilt rather than the glory he anticipated.)
What is Situational Irony?
“That was when I understood the depth of the pain I had caused, the blackness I had let grow inside.”
Who is Amir?
Rahim Khan adopts Sohrab after rescuing him from the orphanage.
What is False
The myth which Hassan's son is named after
What is the Myth of Rostam and Sohrab
The ethnic group to which Amir belongs.
What is Pashtun?
This literary device highlights the contrast between Amir’s life in America and his past in Afghanistan
What is Juxtaposition?