Taliban ✔️✔️Islam fundamentalists. Relgious extremist group who enforce an ultra-conservative
version of Islam. Said to be sponsored by Pakistan.
Time-frame of Soviet Invasion in Afghanistan ✔️✔️1979-1989
Hazara ✔️✔️Ethnic minority group of Afghanistan, descendants of Mongoloids, Shi'ite Muslims
Reason for Hazara discrimination ✔️✔️Because they are Shi'ite Muslims in a primarily Sunni muslim
population
Cleft Lip or Harelip ✔️✔️A congenital split in the upper lip
Person who calls Amir from Pakistan ✔️✔️Rahim Khan
Date that changes Amir forever ✔️✔️Winter 1975
What Baba believes to be the one and only sin ✔️✔️Theft
Hassan's first word ✔️✔️Amir
Amir's first word ✔️✔️Baba
Assef's nickname ✔️✔️The Ear-Eater
Historic figure does Assef look up to as a "great leader" and "a man with vision"? ✔️✔️Hitler
, Baba's gift to Hassan on his Birthday ✔️✔️Plastic surgery to correct his cleft lip
Blonde, blue-eyed bully who hassles Amir and Hassan ✔️✔️Assef
Popular activity in Afghan winters ✔️✔️Kite Flying
Wrong that happens to Hassan in the alley after the Kite Flying tournament ✔️✔️He is raped by Assef
Amir's reaction to what he sees in the Alley ✔️✔️To run away and pretend he did not see it
What Amir plants under Hassan's mattress ✔️✔️Money and his birthday watch
Character whose actions exemplify betrayal ✔️✔️Amir
Character whose actions exemplify loyalty ✔️✔️Hassan
Character who stands up to Russian soldier who wants 30 min with the woman in the truck. Theme that
is exemplified. ✔️✔️Baba. Strength of Character
City Baba and Amir emigrate to in the United States ✔️✔️Fremont, California
Name of Amir's Swap Meet Princess? ✔️✔️Soraya
"America acts as a place for ________ to bury his memories, and a place for _______ to mourn his"
✔️✔️Amir, Baba
Amir places money under a mattress for a second time in the novel. This theme is exemplified.
✔️✔️Redemption