Events and Items
A surgical procedure was given as a gift to correct this defect.
What is a cleft lip or hare lip?
"Will God put me in hell for what I did to that man?"
Who is Sohrab?
This character unintentionally encourages Amir to be honest about his past through their honesty about their past.
Who is Soraya?
The cause of Baba's death.
What is lung and brain cancer?
This person calls Amir and tells him to go to Pakistan.
Who is Rahim Khan?
The fruit Amir threw at Hassan.
What is pomegranates?
"No shortage of police in this city. But you won't find kites or kite shops on Jahed Maywand or anywhere else in Kabul. Those days are over."
Who is Farid?
Realizing he misunderstood the situation, Amir does this act for a second time but for a different/positive reason.
What is put money under Wahid's mattress?
Rahim's birthday gift to Amir.
What is a leather bound notebook?
These 3 characters are betrayed by Baba.
Who are Ali, Amir, and Hassan?
Transportation used on the second leg of the journey to Pakistan (when Amir was 18).
What is a an empty fuel tanker?
“I hear she’s a decent girl . . . but no suitors . . . It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime, Amir.”
Who is Baba?
Amir makes a promise to start doing this again if he is allowed this one thing
What is pray everyday if Sohrab lives?
This event causes an "unspoken" tension between Amir and his wife.
What is they can't have children?
This character believes ethnic cleansing is morally correct.
Who is Assef?
Sohrab was forced to wear these when he was with Assef and the Taliban.
What is a costume with bells that jingled when he danced?
"Do you want me to run that kite for you? . . . For you, a thousand times."
Who is Amir?
Amir gets angry at General Taheri for using these words as an insult.
What is "Hazara boy"?
Amir says his hands are already stained with Hassan's blood and hopes he is not facing same fate as a result of this event.
What is Sohrab tries to commit suicide?
These 2 characters are clearly ashamed of their past.
Who is Amir and Sohrab?
Amir is jealous of Soraya because she was able to admit this confession when they are engaged.
What is her prior relationship with a man?
“I am ashamed for the lies we told you all those years.”
Who is Rahim Khan?
This character with a warped sense of reality believes that Allah gave him redemption.
Who is Assef?
A gift from Rahim to Amir that is passed on to Sohrab.
What is a Polaroid picture of Hassan and his family?
These 2 characters tell Amir he is not a true citizen of his country.
Who are Assef and Farid?