Ch 21-23 Kite Runner Quiz

What do Amir and Farid see two men haggling over in the street?

An artificial leg.

What is the significance of Amir's injury to his lip?

Amir has the same scar that Hassan had with his harelip.

What does Amir have to do to "earn" Sohrab?

Amir has to fight Assef.

What does Amir leave the hospital in Peshawar and go to Islamabad?

Amir left the hospital against Dr. Faruq's advice. He planned to use the money from the safety deposit box to pay his bills, leave Sohrab with the Caldwells, and fly home. When Farid arrived with Sohrab, he explained that there were no Caldwells in Peshawar, nor had there ever been. Farid drove Amir and Sohrab to Islamabad.

Who is the man with the sunglasses ?

Assef

What does Sohrab to do when he enters the room when Amir sees him for the first time?

Dance

Why could Amir be arrested for treason?

For not fighting with his fellow Muslims and leaving to live in America.

What happened to Rahim Khan?

He left town when Amir did and left only a note and keys to a safety deposit box behind for Amir when he returned.

Why does Amir start laughing when he is in so much pain?

He realizes that for the first time since the winter of 1975 he is at peace, even though he is getting severely beaten.

Describe some of Amir's most serve injuries.

His mouth is wired shut from a broken jaw, he has a ruptured spleen, several broken ribs, a punctured lung, a broken bone around his eye socket, several missing teeth, and many cuts.

Why doesn't Farid go with Amir to meet with the man in white with the sunglasses to ask about Sohrab?

It is too dangerous.

Even thought it is really hot, what are all the soccer players wearing?

Long pants.

Describe how Amir is finally able to leave the room and get away to safety with Sohrab.

Sohrab finds a brass ball and shoots the man from the Taliban in the eye with his slingshot

What happens at half time during the soccer game?

The Taliban stones two people to death.

What does Amir look for when he climbs the hill to the cemetery where he and Hassan used to play?

The carving on the tree.