The Kite Runner Study Guide

1. From what year does Amir narrate the story?

• 2002.
• 2007.
• 1975.
• 1996.

2. What does Rahim Khan say to Amir over the phone?

• "The harelipped kite runner."
• "There is a way to be good again."
• "For you, a thousand times over."
• "Let's go fly a kite."

3. Which of the following did Baba NOT do?

• Throw frequent dinner parties.
• Build an orphanage.
• Miss Hassan's birthday.
• Neglect Amir.

4. How did Amir's mother die?

• Peacefully, in her sleep.
• In childbirth.
• Of cancer.
• The Taliban shot her.

5. What was Amir's mother's name?

• Sohrab
• Sasa
• Sofia
• Sanaubar

6. What was Amir's mother's profession?

• Physician.
• Teacher.
• Servant.
• Novelist.

7. What key concept distinguishes Sunni and Shi'a Islam?

• Caliphate.
• Mosques.
• Praying towards Mecca.
• Muhammad.

8. According to Ali, why did Amir and Hassan have a special kinship?

• They were nursed by the same woman.
• They were half-brothers.
• They both loved the story of Sohrab and Rostam.
• They were the city's champion kite fighters.

9. How were Amir and Hassan really related?

• They were half-brothers.
• They were kite fighting opponents.
• They were schoolmates.
• They were both Baba's servants.

10. How did Sanaubar treat Hassan when he was born?

• She told him stories.
• She read him poems.
• She mourned for him.
• She rejected him.