the kite runner

Question 1

“there is a way to be good again”

Answer 1

• rahim khan to amir
• rahim khan knows what amir did to hasaan and he tells him this on the phone
• atonement
• making up from his wrongdoings

Question 2

” for you, a thousand times over”

Answer 2

• hasaan to amir
• hassan will do anything for amir
• he says it the day the kites are flying and he goes to get amir’s kite
• hasaan is a scapegoat —> sacrifice for amir

Question 3

” there is only one sim, and that is theft … when you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth”

Answer 3

• baba to amir
• baba stole ali’s wife
• stole love/ relationship/ identity/ brotherhood from amir and hasaan

Question 4

” it’s wrong what they say about the past, i’ve learned, about how you can bury it. because the past claws its way out. “

Answer 4

• amir to the readers

- points to the theme of the past, you can’t get away from it- it repeats itself

Question 5

atone

Answer 5

to make ammends

Question 6

veracity

Answer 6

devotion to the truth

Question 7

contrite

Answer 7

remorse, guilt

Question 8

vindication

Answer 8

the act of avenging

Question 9

ruminate

Answer 9

muse, thinking over and over again

Question 10

themes in the book

Answer 10

• redemption
• loyalty
• the past
• father/son relationship

Question 11

point of view (1st person narrative, 3rd person omniscient, 3rd person limited)

Answer 11

1: I, the main character

3- omniscient: narrator is outside the story but knows everything about everyone

3- limited: narrator is outside the story but is telling the story from one person’s point of view

Question 12

foil

Answer 12

• when the author uses another character to emphasize the main character’s personality
• highlight the bad qualities in amir~ loyalty vs. selflessness