kite runner Flashcards
what year does amir narrate the story
2002
what does rahim khan say to amir over the phone
theres a way to be good again
Does baba honor Hassans birthday
yes
how did amirs mother die?
during child birth
what was amirs mothers name
sofia
what was amir’s mother’s profession
teacher
what key concept distinguishes sunni and shi’a Islam?
caliphate
according to ali, why did amir and hassan have special kinship
they were nursed by the same women
how were amir and hassan really related?
half brothers
how did sanaubar treat hassan when he was born?
rejected him
how were ali and sanaubar related?
cousins and spouses
the term “hazara” describes what characters?
ali & hassan
what does amir call assef in retrospect?
sociopath
what was amir’s first word?
Baba
What was Hassan’s first word?
Amir
How did Amir learn about Hazara history?
read books
What is another term for harelip?
cleft lip
Baba was rumored to have done what?
he wrestled a bear
What is Baba’s opinion of fundamentally religious?
they are crazy
According to Baba, what is the greatest sin?
theft
For what did amir feel baba blamed him ?
death of his mother
as a child amir was talented at what?
reciting poetry
Whom did Baba see in the bleachers at Buzkashi game
henry kissinger
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?
Baba
How did Ali become an orphan
parents died in an accident
Who is “the face of Afghanistan” to Amir?
Hassan
What was the distinguishing feature of amir’s first story?
Irony
what did Hassan point out in amir’s story
why did he have to kill his wife
What happened on July 17, 1973
military cue
What as assef’s idol?
hitler
What was assef’s favorite weapon?
brassknuckles
how did hassan make assef back down
threatened to hit him
how did hassan’s harelip get fixed
Dr. Kumar did surgery
In what season did the boys go kite fighting
Winter
What coated the kite strings in kite fighting?
glass& glue
What else happenedduring the season?
school was out
What made hassan such a good kite runner
he knows exactly where the kite will land
What did amir promise to buy hassan when they grew up?
television
who said “I like where i live”?
hassan
What did assef do to Hassan?
rape him
What did amir do to help hassan
nothing
according to Amir, what is “the look of the lamb”
defeat
who had “the look of the lamb?”
hassan
how did amir deal with his guilt?
ignored hassan
What embarrasing ailment does amir have?
car sick
What did Baba do when amir suggested getting servants
got very angry
what did hassan refuse to do for amir?
hit him with a pomegranate
what was the only birthday present amir could bear to use?
notebook
how did hassan respond to amir’s accusations of theft?
he said yes he did
what happened for the first time after hassan and ali left?
Baba cried
what do afghans call the soviets
shorawi
why did kamal’s father shoot himself
his son died
what did mr. nguyen say that offended Baba?
asked for his ID
where did Baba work in California?
gas station
What did Baba say the night of amir’s graduation?
wishes hassan was there
why did amir cal soraya “swap meet princess”
met at a flea market
what did general taheri do for work in america
didn’t work
what did Baba refuse
cancer treatment
what happened to Khanum taheri during the time soroya had run off
had a stroke
what did amir find out about soraya the night they were engaged?
she ran off and got married before
what is it called when a man’s father proposes to a woman on his son’s behalf
khastegari
why do amir and soraya skip their engagement party?
Baba was dying
what did amir find out that made him cry
baba asked soraya to read amirs story
what did general taheri forbid khanum taheri to do?
to sing
what word describes Khanum taheri?
gossip
why did amir pity soraya sometimes?
subject double standard
what was the cause of amir’s and soraya infertility?
unexplainable
what did general taheri discourage the couple from doing
adopting
where did amir fly to see rahim khan
pakistan-peshawar
what didn’t rahim khan remember
notebook
why did rahim khan seek out hassan
lonely
What was hassan’s wife’s name
Farzanza
how did hassan mourn Baba
wore black for 40 days
what happened to hassan’s daughter
stillborn
after whom did hassan name Sohrb
legendary hero
what did hassan NOT teach sohrab how to do?
drink
why did sanaubar return?
make peace with hassan
how did hassan die
got shot defending baba’s house
who was held accountable for hassan and farzana’s deaths
no one
why is farid rude to amir
went to america
who calls amir “a true afghan”
wahid
where is the orphanage where sohrab was staying?
Karteh-seh
who are the caldwells
supposed to leave sohrab with them they didn’t exist
what does amir leave under wahid’s mattress
money
what does amir have to wear to disguise himself
a beard
what was Baba’s sin?
ashamed ali
how did amir and farid bond at the hotel
telling jokes
what was the alleged crime of those murdered at ghazi stadium
adultery
what did assef consider message from God
passing kidney stone
What did assef make sohrab wear?
make up
how did sohrab injure assef
slingshot to his eye
why did sohrab run off in Islamabad
mosque
what did the key Rahim Khan left Amir open
deposit box
what was raymond andrews advice
give up- put sohrab in an orphanage
what did omar faisal tell amir
admired him
who managed to get sohrab a visa
sharif
why did sohrab try to kill himself
didn’t want want to go to an orphanage
what did amir do in the hospital for the first time in fifteen years
pray
what did sohrab refuse to do in america
speak
what did amir tell general never to call sohrab
hazara boy
what does amir do for sohrab at the end
run a kit
what does amir tell sohrab
for you a thousand times over
what are the last words of the novel
“i ran”
