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by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini's first novel. He was a practicing physician until shortly after the book's release and has now devoted himself to being an author and activist. The story of The Kite Runner is fictional, but it is rooted in real political and historical events ranging from the…

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Why do you think Amir felt he had no choice but to go back to Pakistan when Rahim Khan called?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 03, 2012 12:01 AM
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Do you think in the end Amir will feel it’s his duty to take and raise Sohrab?
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What is the significance of Hassan becoming literate?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:58 PM
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How do you think Amir can be good again like Rahim Khan insists?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:57 PM
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How do you think that Baba is still inspiring Amir today? In what ways does this relate to Sohrab?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:56 PM
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Do you think Rahim Khan was right by telling Amir that Hassan was his brother?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:55 PM
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Do you think that Amir would have stopped the boys if he had known that Hassan was his brother?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:53 PM
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What would make you believe, or no believe, that Amir still would have sheltered Sohrab even if Rahn hadn't told him the secret?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:52 PM
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How have seen Amir grow as a person?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:49 PM
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What characteristics of Amir's have changed throughout the story?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:49 PM
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What do you think holds the strongest influence on Amir's fatherhood?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:45 PM
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What do you think Assef did with the kids that didn't go back to the orphanage?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:42 PM
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What do you think was going through Amir's head when he found Sohrab in the bathtub?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:41 PM
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What was the reason for making Sohrab stay and watch the fight?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:39 PM
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Why do you think Sohrab doesn't talk much?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:38 PM
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Why does Amir feel like a tourist in his own country?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:37 PM
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Why does Amir believe that he has to leave Peshawar for Islamabad?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:35 PM
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What holds Amir back from leave Islamabad for the U.S.?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:34 PM
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What were the problems with the orphanage in Kabul?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:32 PM
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Why does Amir believe that he has to leave Peshawar for Islamabad?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:31 PM
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In what ways do you feel that Amir has truly become good again?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:27 PM
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Why did Hosseini choose to make Sohrab so reserved and disconnected? Why not just have him warm up to Amir and Soraya?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:23 PM
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Why do you think that Amir still hasn't told anyone about what happened to Hassan in the ally?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 11:22 PM
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1. In the book, why do you think that the author explains all these tests and procedures they have to do at the fertility clinic, but he never says what is wrong with them?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 02, 2012 1:50 AM
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Why do you think Amir did not tell Soraya about his past even after Soraya was honest with him about her past?
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