The Kite Runner - Chapter 16
Who is fighting over Afghanistan?
Four factions or groups: The Taliban, Shorawi, Mujahedin, Massoud, Rabbani
Who shows up on day wearing a burqa?
Hassan's mother - Sanaubar
Where does Rahim locate Hassan?
Hazarajat
What happened to Ali?
He was killed by a land mine two years ago.
Why did Rahim Khan come back to Kabul?
He was very lonely as many of his relatives or friends had been killed or fled since 1981.
What does Amir do out of respect for Baba who is now dead?
He wears black for 40 days.
When Rahim locates Hassan, who else is with him?11
His pregnant wife Farzana living in a small hut
What does Hassan teach Sohrab
How to fly a kite and how to read and write
Where does Hassan and his wife stay?
Not in the main house- in the servant's huts where he was born
Who's voice tells the story in chapter 16?
Rahim
Who grows very attached to Sohrab?
Sanaubar
How does Sanaubar help Farzana?
She helps deliver the baby boy.
What happens to the newborn?
She is stillborn.
What do they name him?
Sohrab after the hero in the book Shahnamah
What's wrong with her face?
Someone took a knife and sliced her face over and over again - she is missing an eye.
What does Rahim Khan reveal to Amir about Baba?
That he is dead
How did the Taliban treat the Hazaras?
They massacred them in 1998 in a city called Mazar-i-Sharif
Can Hassan read and write now?
Yes, an old Farsi teacher taught him how to
Does Hassan forgive Sanaubar for abandoning him?
Yes, he initially runs out of the house when he discovers that it's his mom and stays out for the night, but eventually returns the next day, holds her hand, and nurses her back to health.
What makes it hard for Rahim to maintain Baba's house?
arthritis
When Rahim is looking for Hassan, he is told to look for?
the only hut with a walled garden
Where does Hassan agree to move to?
Baba's house
