The Kite Runner study guide answers

What is a kite runner?

Someone who retrieves the losing kite of a kite battle

What does Assef give Amir for his birthday?

A biography of Hitler

Where does Amir find Hassan and what is the conflict?

Amir found Hassan walking. The conflict is that Hassan doesn't know that Amir saw the assault and didn't help.

What was the second trick that Amir played on Hassan on chapter 4?

Amir would read to Hassan and then wander off from the actual story and make it his own.

How is the relationship like between Amir and Baba?

Baba and Amir aren't as close as they could be beacuse Baba wants Amir to be more like him.

How did Baba make his money?

Baba runs his own business, which is an orphanage.

Who is Rahim Khan?

Baba's best friend and business partner

Who is Amir?

Baba's son

Why does Amir turn against Hassan?

Because he wants Hassan and Ali to move away

How does Amir finally stand up to Baba?

By telling him that he wanted to be a creative writer instead of a doctor or a lawyer

What disease is Baba diagnosed with?

Cancer

Who is Baba?

Father of Amir

Describe Baba's house in the 1970's

Had rose bushes, marble floors, wide windows, intricate mosaic tiles, gold stitched tapestries and a crystal chandelier

How did Hassan make Assef and his friends leave Amir and him alone?

Hassan aimed his slingshot at Assef.

How is the relationship like between Amir and Hassan?

Hassan and Amir grew up together. Hassan thinks of Amir as a friend but Amir doesn't feel the same because Hassan is a Hazara.

Who is Ali?

Hassan's father

Who is Sanaubar?

Hassan's mother

How does Baba react to Ali and Hassan's decision to leave?

He got really upset and started crying

What was one trick that Amir played on Hassan in Chapter 4?

He lied to Hassan by telling him that 'imbecile' meant smart and intelligent.

What does Amir realize when Ali and Hassan come to Baba's study?

He realized that taking the blame for "stealing" was Hassan's final sacrifice for him and that he knew that Amir saw everything that Asseff did to him.

What does Amir accuse Hassan of Stealing?

His money and watch

How did Ali come to live with Amir's family?

His parents were killed when they were hit by a car, Amir's grandfather heard of this and adopted Ali into his household.

How do Amir and Baba travel to Pakistan?

In the back of a truck along with other refugees

What does Amir like about America?

It was a place for him to bury his memories.

What happens to Kamal and his father?

Kamal suffocated on fumes and died. Kamal's father got really mad and put the barrel of Karim's gun in his mouth and shot himself.

What did Baba get Hassan for his birthday?

Lip surgery for his cleft-lip

What details tell you that there is some disconnection between Baba and Amir?

On Page 21 it stated that Baba wants amir to be interested in sports rather than books and on page 19 it stated that Amir feelks like Baba hates him because his amir' mother died while giving birth to him.

How is the relationship like between Amir and Rahim Khan?

Rahim Khan and Amir are good friends.

Why is winter Amir's favorite season?

School is shut down and he can fly kites

What is the scandal surrounding Soraya Taheri?

She had a relationship with a man that didn't work out and hadn't been courted since.

What secret does Soraya share with Amir?

That when she lived in Virginia she ran away with an afghan man and that when her father found her and dragged her home she found out that her mother had suffered a stroke that paralyzed the right side of her face

Which country invaded Afghanistan in the 1980's ?

The Soviet Union

How does Amir and Hassan's relationship change after the kite tournament?

They stopped spending time together

How are Hazaras treated in Kabul?

They were treated very poorly. Pashtuns persecuted and oppressed the Hazaras.

Where did Amir live during his childhood?

Wazir Akbar Khan district ; which was in Kabul

What birthday present does Ali give to Amir?

a brand new shahnamah

What role does Rahim fill for Amir?

a fatherly figure

What is "tar" ?

a glass coated cutting line on a kite

Why is it so important for Amir to win the kite tournament?

because he feels that if he wins, Baba will finally be proud of him

What does Amir ask his father while they are planting tulips?

if he ever thought about getting new servants

Where does Amir meet Soraya?

in the flea market where Amir and Baba go to sell things every Sunday