KO 1-10

Question 1

published in
story begins …

Answer 1

2003
December 2001

Question 2

When did the coup
(a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government). to overthrow Daoud Khan occur?

Answer 2

1973

Question 3

Russians invaded in…

Answer 3

1979/1980

Question 4

Taliban gained power over the most of Afghanistan in

Answer 4

1996

Question 5

Autobiographical in terms of Hosseini’s own life

Answer 5

Born in Kabul
Childhood friend who was a Shi’a Muslim
Lived in Paris when the Russian invasion took place in Afghanistan (1980)
Granted Political asylum and moved to San Jose, USA
Hosseini and his parents faced challenges in California

Question 6

The Genre of The Kite Runner

Answer 6

Bildungsroman - a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education.

Question 7

Amir lives in…
He receives the call from …

Answer 7

San Francisco
Rahim Khan in Pakistan

Question 8

What enigmatic (difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious) thing does Rahim tell Amir

Answer 8

‘There is a way to be good again’

Question 9

An example of binary opposition when Hosseini describes the homes of Amir and Hassan

Answer 9

Amir: ‘the most beautiful house in the Wazir Akbar Khan district… a mahogany table that could easily sit thirty guests’

Hassan: ‘in the shadows of the loquat tree, as the servant’s home, a modest little mud hut’

Question 10

What happened to the boys’ mother?

Answer 10

Amir’s (Sophia) died in childbirth
Hassan’s (Sanaubar) left a week after he was born to run off with a clan of travelling singers and dancers.