Plot
What state Is Kabul in when Amir arrives?
Complete ruins, filled with beggars and rubble.
What is the name of the main character?
Amir (duh)
What are the three themes in this chapter?
Redemption, religion, nationalism
When Amir is notified of his mother’s likes, what motif does this perpetuate?
Memory motif
What info does the beggar reveal?
He worked with Amir’s mom
Why does Farid stop choking the orphanage owner?
The children are watching.
Who does Amir continue his search for in this chapter?
His half-nephew Sohrab
Amir is overcome with a feeling of what when he sees the Taliban?
Fear
Imagery
What metaphor does Amir make when referring to Kabul at the start of the chapter?
. . . It was like running into an old friend that had become homeless and destitute.
What does the orphanage owner do to keep the children fed?
He sells them for money from the Taliban.
Who is cold at first, but becomes loyal later on?
Farid
The quote “… I realised something: I would not leave Afghanistan without finding Sohrab.” Ties into what theme?
Redemption
The state of Kabul is reflective of what?
Amir’s guilt
What was Dr. Rasul’s occupation?
Professor.
When Amir sees the Taliban, what nickname does Farid refer to them as?
“Beard patrol.”
Who’s father would now be considered a rare commodity?
Amir’s Baba
The taliban is considered the ___ form of what faith?
Strictest form of the Islamic faith
The term “barracks-style” perpetuates what theme?
The theme of war
What is Zaman’s dilemma?
Needs to sell the children to feed the children.
In what stadium can they find the Talib who took Sohrab?
Ghazi Stadium
What does Amir’s mother like?
almond cake with honey and hot tea.
The life Amir used to live in Kabul contradicts life In Afghanistan now, what theme does this represent?
Nationalism
The loss of Kabul is symbolic of?
Amir’s loss in himself and his old life.
What is the state of the orphanage?
Grimy floors and children tucked in frayed sweaters, matted carpets, windows shuttered with pieces of plastic, and steel beds with nearly no mattresses.