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The Kite Runner Analysis Questions Chapter 17 (213-223) ,------------------ If a question has a * you need to have a detailed, several sentence 1*. In Chapter 17, Rahim gives Amir a letter from Hassan, who wrote it six response. The other months before. What is the tone of this letter? How does Amir react? questions can just be 2*. How did Hassan die? answered as simply as 3. What is Rahim's dying wish? you want. 4. What shocking news does Raliim tell Amir? Chapter 18 (224-227) 1*. How does the cliche, "like father, like son" on page 226, relate to Babaand Amir? 2*. What clues foreshadow (hint at) the secret that is revealed in Chapters 17-18? 3. Amir tells Rahim at fIrst that he cannot go to Kabul because he has a wife in America, a home, career, and a family. What makes him change his mind and go Kabul? Chapter 19 (228-242) 1*. In Chapter 19, Farid is engaged to drive Amir from Peshawar to Afghanistan. Describe his fIrst impression of Amir. When Farid said, "You've always been a tourist here, you just didn't know it," (p. 232), what did he mean? What is Farid's impression of emigrant Afghans who return to visit Afghanistan? 2*. What realizations does Amir come to in Chapter 19? 3. Farid is resentful and contemptuous of Amir. What makes him change his attitude? 4. Amir thinks Wahid's children are envious of his wristwatch so he gives it to them as a gift. What does Amir later discover they really wanted? 5*. What does Amir do on page 242 and why? How is this different (in terms of his intentions) than the last time he put money under a mattress? Chapter 20 (243-258) I *. In Chapter 20, Amir sees Kabul for the fIrst time since leaving. Describe what he sees. 2*. How does Amir react the flISt time he sees the Taliban? Why is that dangerous? . 3. Why does the man at the orphanage say he has'never seen Sohrab? 4*. In Chapter 20, the director of the orphanage, Zaman, tells Amir that Sohrab was taken by a Taliban official, who takes children, usually girls, about once a month, for his "sexual pleasure." The official gives Zaman a great deal of cash. How does Zaman defend his actions? 5. What does the director of the orphanage say happened to Sohrab? 6. Why does Farid try to kill the director of the orphanage? 7. How does Amir fInd Sohrab since Sohrab is gone from the orphanage? Chapter 21 (259-272) 1. In Chapters 21-22, the cruelty of the Taliban is clearly in evidence. Give three examples. 2. What do Amir and Farid see two men haggling over in the street? 3. What does Amir look for when he climbs the hill where he and Hassan used to play? 4. Even though it is really hot, what are all the soccer players wearing?
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The Kite Runner Analysis Questions Chapter 17 (213-223)
,------------------If a question has a * you need to have a detailed,
several sentence 1*. In Chapter 17, Rahim gives Amir a letter from Hassan, who wrote it six response. The other
months before. What is the tone of this letter? How does Amir react? questions can just be 2*. How did Hassan die? answered as simply as 3. What is Rahim's dying wish? you want. 4. What shocking news does Raliim tell Amir?
Chapter 18 (224-227)
1*. How does the cliche, "like father, like son" on page 226, relate to Babaand Amir? 2*. What clues foreshadow (hint at) the secret that is revealed in Chapters 17-18? 3. Amir tells Rahim at fIrst that he cannot go to Kabul because he has a wife in America, a
home, career, and a family. What makes him change his mind and go Kabul?
Chapter 19 (228-242)
1*. In Chapter 19, Farid is engaged to drive Amir from Peshawar to Afghanistan. Describe his fIrst impression of Amir. When Farid said, "You've always been a tourist here, you just didn't know it," (p. 232), what did he mean? What is Farid's impression of emigrant Afghans who return to visit Afghanistan?
2*. What realizations does Amir come to in Chapter 19? 3. Farid is resentful and contemptuous of Amir. What makes him change his attitude? 4. Amir thinks Wahid's children are envious of his wristwatch so he gives it to them as a
gift. What does Amir later discover they really wanted? 5*. What does Amir do on page 242 and why? How is this different (in terms of his
intentions) than the last time he put money under a mattress?
Chapter 20 (243-258)
I*. In Chapter 20, Amir sees Kabul for the fIrst time since leaving. Describe what he sees . 2*. How does Amir react the flISt time he sees the Taliban? Why is that dangerous? . 3. Why does the man at the orphanage say he has'never seen Sohrab? 4*. In Chapter 20, the director of the orphanage, Zaman, tells Amir that Sohrab was taken
by a Taliban official, who takes children, usually girls, about once a month, for his "sexual pleasure." The official gives Zaman a great deal of cash. How does Zaman defend his actions?
5. What does the director of the orphanage say happened to Sohrab? 6. Why does Farid try to kill the director of the orphanage? 7. How does Amir fInd Sohrab since Sohrab is gone from the orphanage?
Chapter 21 (259-272)
1. In Chapters 21-22, the cruelty of the Taliban is clearly in evidence. Give three examples. 2. What do Amir and Farid see two men haggling over in the street? 3. What does Amir look for when he climbs the hill where he and Hassan used to play? 4. Even though it is really hot, what are all the soccer players wearing?
5*. In Chapter 21, Amir finally sees Sohrab and realizes something about the Taliban official. What is it? What is your reaction to Asset's reappearance as a Talib? How does he justify his transfonnation? Is it a transfonnation?
Chapter 22 (273-292)
3. In Chapter 22, we encounter many "full-circle" endings as we reach the climax, or . turning point, of the plot. List three.
5. Why doesn't Farid go with Amir to meet with the man in white with the sunglasses to ask about Sohrab? 6. Why could Amir be arrested for treason? 7. What does Sohrab to do when he enters the room when Amir sees him for the first time? 8. Who is the man with the sunglasses? 9. What does Amir have to do to "eari'l" Sohrab? 10. Why does Amir start laughing when he is in so much pain? 11 . Describe how Amir is finally able to leave the room and get away to safety with Sohrab.
Chapter 23 (293-310)
1. Describe some of Amir's most severe injuries. 2. What is the significance of Amir's injury to his lip? 3*. What is your reaction to Rahim Khan's letter to Amir? Should the letter have been
presented to him earlier? Do you feel that Baba was a good man? 4. What happened to Rahim Khan? 5. Consider your parents and how your opinions about them have changed as you have
gotten older. Are there any parallels between your concept of your parents and Amir's concept ofBaba?
6. Why does Amir leave the hospital in Peshawar and go to Islamabad?
Chapter 24 (311-344)
1*. Chapter 24 continues the falling action of the plot. Why do Sohrab and Amir travel to Islamabad? Amir says "There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood." What does he mean? How can you relate this to Hassan and Sohrab?
2. Amir planned on leaving Sohrab with the Caldwell family in Pakistan. Why does Amir suddenly have to change his- plans and become responsible for Sohrab?
3. Where does Sohrab go when he runs away from the hotel? 4. Why is Sohrab scared to go with Amir to America? _ :Y. Who is Raymond Andrews and how does he function in the novel? 6. What suggestion does the immigration lawyer give to Amir as his best chance of getting
Sohrab out ofAfghanistan and into America? 7. What does Soraya agree to dor 8. What does Soraya's Uncle Sharif do to help Sohrab? 9. What promise does Amir break to Sohrab? 10. What then does Sohrab do? Why is this significant?
