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The Kite Runner Study Guide

by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner study guide contains a biography of Khaled Hosseini, 100 quiz questions, a list of major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The story is narrated from the year 2002. Amir, who is thus far a nameless protagonist, tells us that an event in the winter of 1975 changed his life forever. We do not know anything about this event except that it still haunts him and that it involves something he did to Hassan, whom he calls "the harelipped kite runner." Amir takes us back to his childhood, in the final decades of the monarchy in Afghanistan. His father, Baba, was one of the wealthiest and most charitable Pashtun men in Kabul, where they lived in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood. His mother died in childbirth. Amir's closest friend, the harelipped Hassan, was also his servant and a Hazara. He was very close to his father, Ali, who was Baba's servant.

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• The Kite Runner Summary
• About The Kite Runner
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-3
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 4-6
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 7-9
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 10-12
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 13-16
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 17-19
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 20-22
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 23-25
• The History of Afghanistan during the Time of The Kite Runner
• Related Links on The Kite Runner
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 5
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• The Kite Runner: Major Themes
• The Kite Runner: Essays
• The Kite Runner: Questions
• The Kite Runner: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• Khaled Hosseini: Biography