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Who is baba?

A

Amir and Hassan’s father. Built an orphanage. Business man

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Who narrates the story

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Amir

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Who is Ali’s son?

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Hassan, nobody

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Who is babas son?

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Amir and Hassan

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Who is Hassan’s mother

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Sanaubar

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Who is Amir’s mother

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Sofia

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Who is babas best friend

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Rahim kahn

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Who is Amir’s wife

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Soraya

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Who is Hassan’s mother

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Sanaubar

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Name 2 sets of

Friends

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Rahim Kahn & baba

Assef & kamal

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Who is Amir’s enemy

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Assef

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11
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Name 2 sets of acquaintances

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Hassan and Amir

Baba and Ali

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12
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Who is farid

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A cab driver

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13
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Where does Amir live

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In Afghanistan, a mansion. Gates, marble floors, mosaic tiles

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14
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Where does Hassan live

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A mud hut behind Amir’s house. Dimly lit

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15
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What country does Amir live in as a child

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Afghanistan

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16
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Where in the US does Amir move to

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San Francisco

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17
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Who is Hassan’s son

A

Sohrab

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18
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How did Hassan’s son get his name

A

The book that they read all the time

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19
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What was Amir’s first word

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Baba

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What was Hassan’s first word

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Amir

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21
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Why does Ali work for baba

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Babas dad took him in

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22
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Who is assefs idol

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Hitler

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Who are assefs friends

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Kamal, wali

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What happened to Amir’s mother

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Died in his birth

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What happened to Hassan’s mother

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Ran away with musicians

26
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When are kite fighting tournaments held

A

Winter

27
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Why is the mite tournament so important for Amir to win

A

To prove to baba that he is worthy

28
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Why did baba and Amir leave Afghanistan

A

The war wasn’t safe

Soviets coming in

29
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How did Amir and baba leave Afghanistan

A

In a fuel tank

30
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Who else traveled with them out of the country

A

Kamal and his father

31
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How does Amir react to being in America

A

It was a fresh start

32
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How does baba react to being in America

A

He’s mourning over memories

33
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How old is Amir when he graduates high school

A

20

34
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Where does Amir meet Soraya

A

The flea market

35
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Why doesn’t baba like the first doctor he sees

A

He’s Russian

36
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Why does Soraya thing she cannot marry Amir

A

She isn’t a virgin

37
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Why doesn’t sorayas father work in America

A

He feels he’s above it and thinks he might get called back to Afghanistan

38
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How are weddings different in America and Afghanistan

A

They don’t look at EACHOTHER until after the wedding they wear green

39
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How do Amir Soraya and the general view adoption

A

General wants it to be afghan
Amir doesn’t care
Soraya wants it to be her own

40
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Where is Rahul Kahn when he calls Amir to come to him

A

Pakistan

41
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Why does Amir’s can driver initially dislike Amir

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He thinks Amir is only there to make money

42
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Why did rahim khan call Amir

A

He was sick and wanted to see him one last time

43
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Why were Hassan and his wife killed at babas house

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They were hazara and the didn’t believe that they lived there

44
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What produces a good memory for both Amir and his cab driver when they return to Kabul

A

The smell of kabobs

45
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Sheik whom does Amir learn about his mother

A

A former professor on the streets

46
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What does Amir learn about his mother

A

She liked Tea and honey cake

47
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What what’s the name of the man who was in charge of the orphanage

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Zaman

48
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Where is Amir told he can find the man who has Sohrab

A

The soccer game at gazzi stadium

49
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Why does Amir laugh as he is getting beaten

A

He feels like he’s getting punished for what he deserved

50
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Who are John and Betty Caldwell

A

The made up Americans

51
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Name 3 this rahim told Amir in the letter he left for him

A

Rahim knew about Hassan Amir should

Forgive his father and himself

52
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Why does Sohrab try to kill himself

A

He thinks he might have to go back to the orphanage

53
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What are the differences between Pashtun and hazara

A 
Pashtun- upperclass majority 
Hazara - servant class, flat round face
54
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When was Hassan born

A

1964

55
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When did the Taliban take over Afghanistan

A

1996

56
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When does Amir meet Sohrab

A

2001

57
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When does Amir meet Soraya and get married

A

1986

58
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When do soviet tanks roll into Afghanistan

A

1979

59
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When to baba and Amir leave Afghanistan

A

1981

60
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When do the Soviets leave Afghanistan

A

1989

61
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When does the northern alliance take over Afghanistan

A

1992

62
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When was Amir born

A

1963

63
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When does Amir return to Afghanistan from the U.S.

A

2001

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