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100
Describe five physical or character traits that Hassan has.
11 years old Cleft lip Hazara Great runner/very athletic great with sling-shot
100
Who is the author of The Kite Runner?
Khaled Hosseini
100
Who said this quote, and what does it mean? "But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie."
Baba It's always a good practice to tell the truth.
100
What type of literary device is this: Hassan's lip was fixed, and Amir never him smile again.
Irony
100
What vocabulary word is defined below: Indian spice coming from a plant
Cardamom
200
Describe 5 character or physical traits about Amir.
Pashtun 12 years old Cowardice Likes to read Narrator of The Kite Runner Likes to write
200
What incident changed the course of both Amir's and Hassan's life?
When Hassan went to run the kite, and was assaulted (raped) by Assef and his followers.
200
Who said it and what does it mean? "Afghans cherish customs but abhor rules."
Amir narrating Afghans like traditions and don't appreciate triviality.
200
What type of literary device is this: Assef says that "it's not over," to Amir and Hassan.
Foreshadowing
200
What vocabulary word is defined below: a water-proof canvas or cover
tarpaulin
300
Describe 5 physical or character traits of Baba.
6'5" tall narrator's father wife died in childbirth embarrased of Amir well-respected built orphanage, very benevolent
300
Name one gift that Baba gives Hassan or Amir.
The surgery A kite cowboy hat watch bike
300
Who said it and what does it mean? "In the end the world always wins. That's just the way of things."
Rahim Khan There's nothing you can do to change fate.
300
What type of literary device is this: Two people get raped, and the Pomegranate tree is mentioned over and over again.
Motif
300
What vocabulary word is defined below: cancer spreads from one body part to another through the blood and lymph supply
metastasized
400
Describe 3 character or physical traits of Rahim Khan.
Baba's business partner and friend Amir's confidant almost married Hazara woman
400
What saying do the boys carve in the Pomegranite tree?
Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul
400
Who said it and what does it mean? "There's only one sin, only one, and that is theft."
Baba He's explaining that every sin is a variation of theft.
400
What type of literary device is this: ...a person who wastes his God-given talent is a donkey.
metaphor
400
What vocabulary word is defined below: relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder, does not cure the disease
palliative
500
Describe 3 physical or character traits of Ali.
atrophied leg perpetual scowl incapable of lying loves his son
500
What gift does Assef give to Amir for his birthday? Why is this ironic?
A book about Adolph Hitler It's ironic because Assef is 1/2 German and 1/2 Afghan. Hitler wanted a pure race, and Assef isn't 100% Pashtun.
500
Who said it and what does it mean? "A person who wastes his God-given talent is a donkey."
Rahim Khan talking to Amir about not wasting his writing talents.
500
What type of literary device is this: The Kite Runner book making reference to the Garden of Eden.
An allusion
500
What vocabulary word is defined below: confused hand-to-hand battle
melee