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1
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what year does amir narrate the story

A

2002

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2
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what does rahim khan say to amir over the phone

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theres a way to be good again

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3
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Does baba honor Hassans birthday

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yes

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4
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how did amirs mother die?

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during child birth

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5
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what was amirs mothers name

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sofia

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6
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what was amir’s mother’s profession

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teacher

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7
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what key concept distinguishes sunni and shi’a Islam?

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caliphate

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8
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according to ali, why did amir and hassan have special kinship

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they were nursed by the same women

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9
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how were amir and hassan really related?

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half brothers

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10
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how did sanaubar treat hassan when he was born?

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rejected him

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11
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how were ali and sanaubar related?

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cousins and spouses

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12
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the term “hazara” describes what characters?

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ali & hassan

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13
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what does amir call assef in retrospect?

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sociopath

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14
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what was amir’s first word?

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Baba

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15
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What was Hassan’s first word?

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Amir

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16
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How did Amir learn about Hazara history?

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read books

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17
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What is another term for harelip?

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cleft lip

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18
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Baba was rumored to have done what?

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he wrestled a bear

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19
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What is Baba’s opinion of fundamentally religious?

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they are crazy

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20
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According to Baba, what is the greatest sin?

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theft

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21
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For what did amir feel baba blamed him ?

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death of his mother

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22
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as a child amir was talented at what?

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reciting poetry

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23
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Whom did Baba see in the bleachers at Buzkashi game

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henry kissinger

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24
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Who said “if i hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes. i’d never believe he’s my son?

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Baba

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25
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How did Ali become an orphan

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parents died in an accident

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26
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Who is “the face of Afghanistan” to Amir?

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Hassan

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27
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What was the distinguishing feature of amir’s first story?

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Irony

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28
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what did Hassan point out in amir’s story

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why did he have to kill his wife

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29
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What happened on July 17, 1973

A

military cue

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30
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What as assef’s idol?

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hitler

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31
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What was assef’s favorite weapon?

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brassknuckles

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32
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how did hassan make assef back down

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threatened to hit him

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33
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how did hassan’s harelip get fixed

A

Dr. Kumar did surgery

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34
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In what season did the boys go kite fighting

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Winter

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35
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What coated the kite strings in kite fighting?

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glass& glue

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36
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What else happenedduring the season?

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school was out

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37
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What made hassan such a good kite runner

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he knows exactly where the kite will land

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38
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What did amir promise to buy hassan when they grew up?

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television

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39
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who said “I like where i live”?

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hassan

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40
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What did assef do to Hassan?

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rape him

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41
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What did amir do to help hassan

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nothing

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42
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according to Amir, what is “the look of the lamb”

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defeat

43
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who had “the look of the lamb?”

A

hassan

44
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how did amir deal with his guilt?

A

ignored hassan

45
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What embarrasing ailment does amir have?

A

car sick

46
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What did Baba do when amir suggested getting servants

A

got very angry

47
Q

what did hassan refuse to do for amir?

A

hit him with a pomegranate

48
Q

what was the only birthday present amir could bear to use?

A

notebook

49
Q

how did hassan respond to amir’s accusations of theft?

A

he said yes he did

50
Q

what happened for the first time after hassan and ali left?

A

Baba cried

51
Q

what do afghans call the soviets

A

shorawi

52
Q

why did kamal’s father shoot himself

A

his son died

53
Q

what did mr. nguyen say that offended Baba?

A

asked for his ID

54
Q

where did Baba work in California?

A

gas station

55
Q

What did Baba say the night of amir’s graduation?

A

wishes hassan was there

56
Q

why did amir cal soraya “swap meet princess”

A

met at a flea market

57
Q

what did general taheri do for work in america

A

didn’t work

58
Q

what did Baba refuse

A

cancer treatment

59
Q

what happened to Khanum taheri during the time soroya had run off

A

had a stroke

60
Q

what did amir find out about soraya the night they were engaged?

A

she ran off and got married before

61
Q

what is it called when a man’s father proposes to a woman on his son’s behalf

A

khastegari

62
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why do amir and soraya skip their engagement party?

A

Baba was dying

63
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what did amir find out that made him cry

A

baba asked soraya to read amirs story

64
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what did general taheri forbid khanum taheri to do?

A

to sing

65
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what word describes Khanum taheri?

A

gossip

66
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why did amir pity soraya sometimes?

A

subject double standard

67
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what was the cause of amir’s and soraya infertility?

A

unexplainable

68
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what did general taheri discourage the couple from doing

A

adopting

69
Q

where did amir fly to see rahim khan

A

pakistan-peshawar

70
Q

what didn’t rahim khan remember

A

notebook

71
Q

why did rahim khan seek out hassan

A

lonely

72
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What was hassan’s wife’s name

A

Farzanza

73
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how did hassan mourn Baba

A

wore black for 40 days

74
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what happened to hassan’s daughter

A

stillborn

75
Q

after whom did hassan name Sohrb

A

legendary hero

76
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what did hassan NOT teach sohrab how to do?

A

drink

77
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why did sanaubar return?

A

make peace with hassan

78
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how did hassan die

A

got shot defending baba’s house

79
Q

who was held accountable for hassan and farzana’s deaths

A

no one

80
Q

why is farid rude to amir

A

went to america

81
Q

who calls amir “a true afghan”

A

wahid

82
Q

where is the orphanage where sohrab was staying?

A

Karteh-seh

83
Q

who are the caldwells

A

supposed to leave sohrab with them they didn’t exist

84
Q

what does amir leave under wahid’s mattress

A

money

85
Q

what does amir have to wear to disguise himself

A

a beard

86
Q

what was Baba’s sin?

A

ashamed ali

87
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how did amir and farid bond at the hotel

A

telling jokes

88
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what was the alleged crime of those murdered at ghazi stadium

A

adultery

89
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what did assef consider message from God

A

passing kidney stone

90
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What did assef make sohrab wear?

A

make up

91
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how did sohrab injure assef

A

slingshot to his eye

92
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why did sohrab run off in Islamabad

A

mosque

93
Q

what did the key Rahim Khan left Amir open

A

deposit box

94
Q

what was raymond andrews advice

A

give up- put sohrab in an orphanage

95
Q

what did omar faisal tell amir

A

admired him

96
Q

who managed to get sohrab a visa

A

sharif

97
Q

why did sohrab try to kill himself

A

didn’t want want to go to an orphanage

98
Q

what did amir do in the hospital for the first time in fifteen years

A

pray

99
Q

what did sohrab refuse to do in america

A

speak

100
Q

what did amir tell general never to call sohrab

A

hazara boy

101
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what does amir do for sohrab at the end

A

run a kit

102
Q

what does amir tell sohrab

A

for you a thousand times over

103
Q

what are the last words of the novel

A

“i ran”

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