Kite Runner Study Guide
Amir correct answers Main Character
Baba correct answers Amir AND HASSAN's father. Wealthy businessman.
Hassan correct answers Amir's best friend. He is a Hazara and works as a servant with
his father in Amir's home.
Ali correct answers Raised Hassan thinking he was his son and best friend of Baba
since they were young boys.
Rahim Khan correct answers Baba's business partner. Acts like a second fatherly
figure to Amir.
Soraya correct answers Amir's wife.
General Taheri and Jamila Taheri correct answers Mother and father of Soraya
Farzana correct answers Wife of Hassan
Sonaubar correct answers Mother of Hassan
Assef correct answers Childhood bully of Amir and Hassan. Rapes Hassan. Becomes a
Taliban general later in life.
Sohrab correct answers Hassan's son
Sofia correct answers Baba's wife. Mother of Amir.
Where does Amir live during his childhood? correct answers He lives in Kabul,
Afghanistan at his father's house.
Describe Baba's house correct answers His father's house has mosaic tiles, marble
floors, rosebushes, and gold-stitched tapestries. It is the nicest house around town.
How are Hazaras treated in Kabul? correct answers Hazaras were treated unfairly in
Kabul. The only jobs that were made available to them were servants. Were shunned.
How did Baba make his money? correct answers Baba made his money by building
pharmacies and orphanages. He was a businessman.
, How did Ali come to live with Amir's family? correct answers Baba's father was a judge.
When Ali's parents were murdered, Baba's father took the case. Eventually he took him
under his wing and Baba and Ali became friends.
Describe the two tricks Amir plays on Hassan in Chapter 4. correct answers 1. He tells
Hassan that the word imbecile means smart or intelligent.
2. He tells him a fake story.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Baba. correct answers A little strained.
Amir doesn't get as much attention as he would like from Baba. Some details from the
book is that he tells Baba that Hassan is sick and couldn't go along with them to skip
rocks.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Hassan. What cements the relationship, yet
what divides it? correct answers Amir and Hassan are best friends. Hassan thinks of
Amir as a brother, but Amir doesn't feel the same way since Hassan is a Hazara.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Rahim Khan. What role does Rahim fill for
Amir? correct answers Amir and Rahim Khan are good friends. Rahim Khan acts like a
fatherly figure to Amir, filling in the attention that Baba neglects to give Amir.
How did Hassan make Assef and his friends leave Amir and him alone? correct
answers Hassan aimed his slingshot at Assef and his friends to make them leave
Hassan and Amir alone.
What did Baba get Hassan for his birthday? correct answers Baba arranged for Hassan
to get his lip corrected for his birthday present.
Give 2 reasons why winter is Amir's favorite season. correct answers Amir loves winter
because school is shut down and more importantly, he can fly kites with Baba.
What is "tar" correct answers "Tar" is a glass coated cutting line on the kites.
What is a kite runner? correct answers A kite runner is someone who retrieves the
losing kite of a kite battle.
Why is it so important for Amir to win the kite tournament? correct answers The
tournament is important to Amir, because he feels that if he wins it then Baba will finally
be proud of him for once of an achievement.
Where does Amir find Hassan and what is the conflict? correct answers Amir found
Hassan walking down the streets, holding the blue kite. The conflict is that Hassan
doesn't know that Amir saw the whole rape and he didn't help Hassan. Amir just let it
happen.
Amir correct answers Main Character
Baba correct answers Amir AND HASSAN's father. Wealthy businessman.
Hassan correct answers Amir's best friend. He is a Hazara and works as a servant with
his father in Amir's home.
Ali correct answers Raised Hassan thinking he was his son and best friend of Baba
since they were young boys.
Rahim Khan correct answers Baba's business partner. Acts like a second fatherly
figure to Amir.
Soraya correct answers Amir's wife.
General Taheri and Jamila Taheri correct answers Mother and father of Soraya
Farzana correct answers Wife of Hassan
Sonaubar correct answers Mother of Hassan
Assef correct answers Childhood bully of Amir and Hassan. Rapes Hassan. Becomes a
Taliban general later in life.
Sohrab correct answers Hassan's son
Sofia correct answers Baba's wife. Mother of Amir.
Where does Amir live during his childhood? correct answers He lives in Kabul,
Afghanistan at his father's house.
Describe Baba's house correct answers His father's house has mosaic tiles, marble
floors, rosebushes, and gold-stitched tapestries. It is the nicest house around town.
How are Hazaras treated in Kabul? correct answers Hazaras were treated unfairly in
Kabul. The only jobs that were made available to them were servants. Were shunned.
How did Baba make his money? correct answers Baba made his money by building
pharmacies and orphanages. He was a businessman.
, How did Ali come to live with Amir's family? correct answers Baba's father was a judge.
When Ali's parents were murdered, Baba's father took the case. Eventually he took him
under his wing and Baba and Ali became friends.
Describe the two tricks Amir plays on Hassan in Chapter 4. correct answers 1. He tells
Hassan that the word imbecile means smart or intelligent.
2. He tells him a fake story.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Baba. correct answers A little strained.
Amir doesn't get as much attention as he would like from Baba. Some details from the
book is that he tells Baba that Hassan is sick and couldn't go along with them to skip
rocks.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Hassan. What cements the relationship, yet
what divides it? correct answers Amir and Hassan are best friends. Hassan thinks of
Amir as a brother, but Amir doesn't feel the same way since Hassan is a Hazara.
Describe the relationship between Amir and Rahim Khan. What role does Rahim fill for
Amir? correct answers Amir and Rahim Khan are good friends. Rahim Khan acts like a
fatherly figure to Amir, filling in the attention that Baba neglects to give Amir.
How did Hassan make Assef and his friends leave Amir and him alone? correct
answers Hassan aimed his slingshot at Assef and his friends to make them leave
Hassan and Amir alone.
What did Baba get Hassan for his birthday? correct answers Baba arranged for Hassan
to get his lip corrected for his birthday present.
Give 2 reasons why winter is Amir's favorite season. correct answers Amir loves winter
because school is shut down and more importantly, he can fly kites with Baba.
What is "tar" correct answers "Tar" is a glass coated cutting line on the kites.
What is a kite runner? correct answers A kite runner is someone who retrieves the
losing kite of a kite battle.
Why is it so important for Amir to win the kite tournament? correct answers The
tournament is important to Amir, because he feels that if he wins it then Baba will finally
be proud of him for once of an achievement.
Where does Amir find Hassan and what is the conflict? correct answers Amir found
Hassan walking down the streets, holding the blue kite. The conflict is that Hassan
doesn't know that Amir saw the whole rape and he didn't help Hassan. Amir just let it
happen.
