The Kite Runner Test
Soraya correct answers "I make one mistake and suddenly everyone is talking...and I
have to have my face rubbed in it for the rest of my life."
Sohrab correct answers "I want my old life back."
Amir correct answers "...my entire life...had been a cycle of lies, betrayals, and
secrets."
Assef correct answers "Ethnic cleansing. I like it. I like the sound of it."
Farid correct answers "That's the real Afghanistan...You've always been a tourist here,
you just didn't know it."
Hassan correct answers "For you a thousand times over." (the first time this quote is
said)
General Taheri correct answers "People will ask. They will want to know why there is a
Hazara boy living with our daughter."
Rahim Khan correct answers "A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not
suffer."
Rahim Khan correct answers "In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of
things."
Baba correct answers "There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin
is a variation of theft."
What does Amir do for the first time in fifteen years when Sohrab is in the hospital and
why is it significant? correct answers Amir prays, which demonstrates that religion may
be an acceptable form of relief for some.
What do the events with blood and violence (e.g. Hassan's rape, the execution, etc.)
best symbolize in the novel? correct answers the cruelties and evil of life
What does One-Eyed Assef and the fact that he loses an eye best symbolize? correct
answers his limited, narrow minded, or one-sided perspective
Which one of the following is not a positive symbol of kites and kite flying in The Kite
Runner? correct answers the blood that must flow from running a glass-covered string
to cut an opponent's kite
, Which of the following similarities do Ali and Hassan not share together? correct
answers a loving and supportive wife
What does Amir dismiss Hassan as to ease his guilt for not standing up for Hassan
when Hassan stands up for Amir and him when Assef originally challenges them?
correct answers a dirty Hazara
Which of the following is not an example of the sacrifice that Baba commits for his
family? correct answers He pays a significant amount of money to fix Hassan's cleft lip
and improve his self-image.
What is ironic about the day of the kite tournament? correct answers It is the highest
and lowest point of Amir's childhood.
What does Amir's nausea best indicate or suggest? correct answers his inability to
stomach what he has done
In Afghanistan, which one of the following realities is certain? correct answers Who you
are ethnically, racially, and socially can drastically impact your life.
What does the following quote reveal: "Then i understood: This is Hassan's final
sacrifice for me. If he'd said no, Baba would have believed him because we all knew
Hassan never lied. And if Baba believed him, then I'd be the accused...I would be
revealed for what I really was" (105)? correct answers Amir understands that Hassan
knows that Amir witnessed his rape and did nothing to stop it.
What even first sets Amir's redemption into motion? correct answers Rahim Khan's
phone call
Which of the following statements about Hassan is true? correct answers Hassan stays
loyal and humble until his death.
Which one of the following character archetypes is most appropriate for Rahim Khan in
his relationship with Amir? correct answers wise man/mentor
Which one of the following recurring cultural topics is not present in The Kite Runner?
correct answers struggles with nature
Which one of the following recurring cultural topics is not address in the character of
Amir at some point in his life? correct answers scientific progress
What value does The Kite Runner assert regarding literacy? correct answers Being
able to read and write is desirable, for one who is literate is in a position of power.
Soraya correct answers "I make one mistake and suddenly everyone is talking...and I
have to have my face rubbed in it for the rest of my life."
Sohrab correct answers "I want my old life back."
Amir correct answers "...my entire life...had been a cycle of lies, betrayals, and
secrets."
Assef correct answers "Ethnic cleansing. I like it. I like the sound of it."
Farid correct answers "That's the real Afghanistan...You've always been a tourist here,
you just didn't know it."
Hassan correct answers "For you a thousand times over." (the first time this quote is
said)
General Taheri correct answers "People will ask. They will want to know why there is a
Hazara boy living with our daughter."
Rahim Khan correct answers "A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not
suffer."
Rahim Khan correct answers "In the end, the world always wins. That's just the way of
things."
Baba correct answers "There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin
is a variation of theft."
What does Amir do for the first time in fifteen years when Sohrab is in the hospital and
why is it significant? correct answers Amir prays, which demonstrates that religion may
be an acceptable form of relief for some.
What do the events with blood and violence (e.g. Hassan's rape, the execution, etc.)
best symbolize in the novel? correct answers the cruelties and evil of life
What does One-Eyed Assef and the fact that he loses an eye best symbolize? correct
answers his limited, narrow minded, or one-sided perspective
Which one of the following is not a positive symbol of kites and kite flying in The Kite
Runner? correct answers the blood that must flow from running a glass-covered string
to cut an opponent's kite
, Which of the following similarities do Ali and Hassan not share together? correct
answers a loving and supportive wife
What does Amir dismiss Hassan as to ease his guilt for not standing up for Hassan
when Hassan stands up for Amir and him when Assef originally challenges them?
correct answers a dirty Hazara
Which of the following is not an example of the sacrifice that Baba commits for his
family? correct answers He pays a significant amount of money to fix Hassan's cleft lip
and improve his self-image.
What is ironic about the day of the kite tournament? correct answers It is the highest
and lowest point of Amir's childhood.
What does Amir's nausea best indicate or suggest? correct answers his inability to
stomach what he has done
In Afghanistan, which one of the following realities is certain? correct answers Who you
are ethnically, racially, and socially can drastically impact your life.
What does the following quote reveal: "Then i understood: This is Hassan's final
sacrifice for me. If he'd said no, Baba would have believed him because we all knew
Hassan never lied. And if Baba believed him, then I'd be the accused...I would be
revealed for what I really was" (105)? correct answers Amir understands that Hassan
knows that Amir witnessed his rape and did nothing to stop it.
What even first sets Amir's redemption into motion? correct answers Rahim Khan's
phone call
Which of the following statements about Hassan is true? correct answers Hassan stays
loyal and humble until his death.
Which one of the following character archetypes is most appropriate for Rahim Khan in
his relationship with Amir? correct answers wise man/mentor
Which one of the following recurring cultural topics is not present in The Kite Runner?
correct answers struggles with nature
Which one of the following recurring cultural topics is not address in the character of
Amir at some point in his life? correct answers scientific progress
What value does The Kite Runner assert regarding literacy? correct answers Being
able to read and write is desirable, for one who is literate is in a position of power.
