Midterm AP Lang study guide
According to Hamlet, how long after the death of King Hamlet do Claudius and Gertrude get married?
2 months
How old is Hamlet at this time?
30
What is it that worries Baba about Amir?
A boy who can't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything
What signal forces the Ghost back to his place of punishment?
A rooster crowing
______________ as the first word that Hassan spoke while _____________ was the first word that Amir spoke.
Amir/Baba
What happens about a month after they are married?
Baba dies
Why does Amir think Baba doesn't love him fully?
Baba holds him responsible for his wife's death
How is Hassan's cleft lip fixed?
Baba pays for the surgery as a birthday gift to Hassan
What is the Ghost wearing when he first appears? This helps identify him as the dead former king.
Battle attire
When Hamlet meets with his mother in her closet, which two actions does Hamlet want his mother to take?
Confess to heaven her guilt and don't sleep with Claudius
The object of the kite fighting tournament was to...
Cut down the other contestants' kites
Hamlet is set in...
Denmark
True or False: Amir is sometimes cruel to Hassan because Amir truly feels that all Hazaras are inferior and deserve to be treated as such.
False
True or False: Amir sees all his gifts as blood money, except the two he received from Baba.
False
True or False: As a result of the rape, Amir and Hassan are no longer friends because that's what Hassan wanted.
False
True or False: Baba and Amir's trip to the United States was done in style because Baba as lots of money.
False
True or False: Before marrying, Amir and Soraya share their deepest secrets; she shares that she has been "with" another man and Amir explains about Hassan's rape.
False
True or False: Hamlet figures out that it is Ophelia who died after the king says her name at the gravesite?
False
True or False: Ophelia is not terribly upset by Hamlet's unusual behavior and attempts to convince Polonius not the tell the king.
False
True or False: The King wants Ophelia to return Hamlet's love letters and refuse his advances.
False
True or False: The icy season is a favorite time for Afghan kids mostly because they enjoy sledding.
False
True or False: The main reason that Hamlet doesn't kill the king while he's praying is because he just can't bring himself to kill another person.
False
True or False: The novel begins: "I became what I am today at the age of twelve." This refers completely to Amir winning the kite fighting tournament.
False
To whom does Hamlet give his vote (voice) to rule his country now that everyone else is dead?
Fortinbras
Who is the last character to DIE in the play?
Hamlet
Why didn't King Hamlet go to heaven when he died?
He died with sins on his soul
Why doesn't Amir stop Hassan's rape?
He is afraid and he wants the blue kite
According to Polonius, why has Hamlet gone mad?
He is upset with Ophelia's behavior
Who does Hamlet ask t tell his story after his death?
Horatio
Who is the only person to know of Hamlet's plan to trap the king?
Horatio
What is Hamlet trying to decide in his "To be or not to be" soliloquy?
If he should commit suicide
What are conjunctive adverbs?
In addition, thus, nevertheless, therefore, still, however, indeed, furthermore, then
What additional reason does Claudius give for not wanting to kill Hamlet?
It will upset Gertrude which will upset him.
When Ali and Hassan are leaving, Hosseini uses a Biblical allusion to the story of ____________ to explain Amir's situation.
Judas betraying Jesus
In what city did Amir and Hassan grow up?
Kabul
Which character dies in the tanker truck, causing his father to commit suicide?
Kamal
Who killed Fortinbras' father?
King Hamlet
Who arrives from France, intent on taking over Denmark from King Claudius?
Laertes
Who tells Hamlet of the king's treachery?
Laertes
Amir is part of the most prestigious ethnic group ______________ while Hassan is a _____________, the least prestigious ethnic group.
Pashtun/Hazara
How did the king rig the sword fight?
Poison in the cup to drink, an unblunted sword, and poison on the sword
We find out that Fortinbras was heading across Denmark to fight for a small section of ______________.
Poland
Who says, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be"?
Polonius
How does Claudius murder King Hamlet?
Pouring poison in his ear
Baba's business partner, who loves Amir and is very supportive of him, is _____________________.
Rahim Khan
Who is the only person who dares to tell the truth to Baba?
Rahim Khan
Which of Hamlet's friends from school come to Elsinore to see him?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
A year r so after the King of Afghanistan is removed from office, which country enters and occupies Afghanistan, eventually causing many Afghans to leave their country?
Russia
Why did Amir never know his mother as a boy?
She died giving birth
Why did Hassan never know his mother as a boy?
She left him at birth
What is a kite runner?
Someone who retrieves the losing kite of a kite battle
Amir is a _____________ Muslim while Hassan is a _____________ Muslim.
Sunni/Shi'a (Shiite)
What does the king realize when he hears of Polonius' murder?
That he could have been dead instead
How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern die?
The English kill them
Which character's existence seems to foreshadow "something rotten" in their kingdom?
The Ghost
_____________ is the official name of the play that Hamlet asks the players to enact, but after his additions, he refers to it as ________________.
The Murder of Gonzago/The Mousetrap
Where does Amir meet Soraya?
The flea market
Which part of Ophelia's discussion with the king and queen almost seems sane?
The flower discussion
What is true about the book that Ali and Hassan gave Amir for his birthday?
The illustrations are in color and hand done, Amir read stories from it to Hassan, and Amir has a beaten up copy
According to what we read in the book, what accurately describes the traditional Afghan way or proposing marriage?
The man's father asks for consent from the woman's father.
When the play begins, the castle is still celebrating...
The marriage of Claudius and Gertrude
Why does the king say that he must exile Hamlet and not kill him?
The people really like Hamlet and might revolt
How does Queen Gertrude die?
The poisoned cup
How does the King die?
The poisoned cup and the poisoned sword
What happens to Ali and Hassan as a result?
They leave Baba's employment of their own choice
What is Amir's dearest wish?
To please Baba and be respected by him
What is the point of Hamlet's discussion about playing the recorder with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
To show them he knows what they're trying to do
True or False: At this point Hamlet believes that divine providence rules his life: he tells Horatio, "what will be, will be".
True
True or False: Hamlet's friends from school came at the king and queen's request and Hamlet was able to figure out the King and Queen's plan while conversing with his friends.
True
True or False: In Islamic culture, one hears Mashallah and Inshallah often because Hazaras is intimately involved in all aspects of their lives.
True
True or False: Laertes says he is killed by his own treachery.
True
True or False: Ophelia dies when she "falls" into a brook and her heavy clothing sinks her.
True
True or False: The King says that he is sending Hamlet to England because he needs someone to collect the tribute money he is owed.
True
True or False: When Assef and his henchmen find Hassan alone with the kite, one reason Assef attacks him so violently is because Assef did not appreciate being "defeated" by Hassan at their last encounter.
True
After the salutation in a business letter or memo (Example: Dear Senator Harkin:).
When to use a colon
Before a list is introduced by a complete sentence (Example: The reporter interviewed the following people: the department heads, the members of the faculty council, and a representative group of students).
When to use a colon
Before a quotation (Example: This is what Plato had to say about mathematicians: "I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning."
When to use a colon
To introduce the effect, or logical consequence of an action (Example: There was only one way he could win: he had to cheat).
When to use a colon
To separate chapter and verse in scripture (Example: The Sunday school class studied James 4:10).
When to use a colon
To separate hours from minutes (Example: Our soccer game starts at 7:30).
When to use a colon
To show ratios (Examples: Pour in the milk and water at a 3:1 ratio).
When to use a colon
To combine closely related complete sentences (independent clauses) which are not joined by a conjunction (Example: The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella).
When to use a semicolon
To separate complete sentences (independent clauses) that are joined by a conjunctive adverb (Example: Jane likes fruit; however, she does not like apples).
When to use a semicolon
To separate items in a list when commas alone would be confusing (Example: The school items in a list when commas alone would be confusing).
When to use a semicolon
Which of these is the university at which Hamlet and Horatio studied?
Wittenberg
Whose skull does Hamlet discover in the churchyard with the gravediggers?
Yorick's
Who is Soraya's father?
a general from Aghanistan
Who returns Hamlet to Denmark after he escapes the boat headed for England?
a group of pirates
What was Hassan's dream about that he shares with Amir on the day of the tournament?
a monster in the lake
Which two 2 gifts does Baba give Baba give Amir for his birthday?
bicylce and watch
What does Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia appear to be?
girlfriend
In their first encounter of the book, how does Hassan defeat Assef, saving himself and Amir?
his slingshot
What does Amir put under Hassan's mattress to frame him?
money and a watch
Who do Hamlet's friends invite to the palace to amuse Hamlet?
players/actors
What does Amir throw at Hassan, trying to make him angry enough to punish Amir?
pomegranates
Amir always considers himself "better" than Hassan because he can _____________.
read
When confronted by Baba about the theft, what does Hassan do?
says he's guilty of the theft
What does Baba believe is the "only sin" because it encompasses so many others?
theft
Hamlet's new step-father is also his...
uncle
What talent does Amir have that his father does not seem to respect?
writing stories
