1. How does Hassan act in the weeks following the kite fighting tournament?
2. Describe Amir's relationship with his father after winning the tournament.
3. What did Amir say as he lay awake in the room of sleeping relatives in Jalalabad?
4. How does Hassan try to rekindle his relationship with Amir?
5. Amir and his father are enjoying their new relationship until Amir asks him a question that angers him. What is this question?
6. What occurs between Amir and Hassan at the top of the hill in the cemetery?
7. Describe Amir's birthday party.
8. Why does Amir get so angry when his father refers to Assef as Assef jan?
9. What gift does Assef give Amir for his birthday?
10. What story does Rahim tell Amir on his birthday?
11. What do Hassan and Ali give Amir for his birthday?
12. What does Amir do to get Ali and Hassan in trouble?
13. How does Amir's father react when Ali quits?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Chapters 5-7 - Comprehension Questions
1. What was the cause of all the gunfire and bombing that took place after Amir read Hassan his story?
2. What is Assef's reputation around town?
3. Assef says, "Too late for Hitler, but not for us." What does he mean?
4. What does Hassan do to save both himself and Amir from Assef?
5. What does Amir's father get Hassan for his birthday?
6. What is every kid's favorite season in Kabul?
7. What does it mean to "run" a kite?
8. Why do people have bloody hands after flying a kite?
9. What is the best prize to have during the kite fighting tournament?
10. Why does Amir want to win the kite tournament so badly?
11. What happens to Hassan after he has caught the last fallen kite from the tournament?
12. Why does Amir compare the look in Hassan's eyes while Assef is hurting him to the look in the lamb's eyes before it is killed for food?
13. What does Amir do when he sees what is happening to Hassan?
2. What is Assef's reputation around town?
3. Assef says, "Too late for Hitler, but not for us." What does he mean?
4. What does Hassan do to save both himself and Amir from Assef?
5. What does Amir's father get Hassan for his birthday?
6. What is every kid's favorite season in Kabul?
7. What does it mean to "run" a kite?
8. Why do people have bloody hands after flying a kite?
9. What is the best prize to have during the kite fighting tournament?
10. Why does Amir want to win the kite tournament so badly?
11. What happens to Hassan after he has caught the last fallen kite from the tournament?
12. Why does Amir compare the look in Hassan's eyes while Assef is hurting him to the look in the lamb's eyes before it is killed for food?
13. What does Amir do when he sees what is happening to Hassan?
Monday, September 13, 2010
Chapters 1 - 4 - Comprehension Questions
The following is a list of questions that you should be able to answer based on your reading of the novel. If you have any doubts or question, please ask your teacher.
1. What does Amir say happened to him at the age of twelve?
2. Compare and contrast the type of homes Amir and Hassan live in.
3. Who is Rahim Khan?
4. What happened to Amir's mother?
5. What happened to Hassan's mother?
6. Describe Ali.
7. What is physically odd about Hassan?
8. What did Amir's father build during Amir's early childhood?
9. Amir's father says there is only one sin in the world. What is it?
10. What favorite pastime does Amir have that his father just can't stand?
11. How did Amir's family come to know Ali?
12. What prompts Amir to write his first story?
1. What does Amir say happened to him at the age of twelve?
2. Compare and contrast the type of homes Amir and Hassan live in.
3. Who is Rahim Khan?
4. What happened to Amir's mother?
5. What happened to Hassan's mother?
6. Describe Ali.
7. What is physically odd about Hassan?
8. What did Amir's father build during Amir's early childhood?
9. Amir's father says there is only one sin in the world. What is it?
10. What favorite pastime does Amir have that his father just can't stand?
11. How did Amir's family come to know Ali?
12. What prompts Amir to write his first story?
About the Author - Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign Ministry, and his mother taught Farsi and History at a high school in Kabul. In 1976, Khaled moved to Paris with his family. They lived there for four years and instead of returning to a violent Afghanistan under Soviet control, sought political asylum in the United States in 1980.
Since the Hosseini family lost all their property in Afghanistan, they lived on welfare and food stamps for a short time when they first arrived in San Jose, California. Khaled's father worked several jobs to get his family off of welfare and provided Khaled with educational opportunities.
Khaled graduated from high school in 1984 and earned his bachelor's degree in Biology from Santa Clara University in 1988. He continued his education at the University of California at San Diego, earning his Medical Degree in 1993.
Khaled was a practicing medical intern of internal medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles when he completed his first novel, The Kite Runner. This novel is semi-autobiographical; however, the story of Amir and Hassan is completely fictional.
Khaled has published a second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and is know for being the first Afghan author to have his work published in English.
Major Works
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
Awards
The Kite Runner has become an international bestseller, published in 38 countries. It has won the following awards and recognitions:
Book Sense Bestseller List Sensation
Boeke Prize
Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
ALA Notable Book
Alex Award
Borders Original Voices Award 2003
Entertainment Weekly's Best Book 2003
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year 2003
Literature to Life Award
Since the Hosseini family lost all their property in Afghanistan, they lived on welfare and food stamps for a short time when they first arrived in San Jose, California. Khaled's father worked several jobs to get his family off of welfare and provided Khaled with educational opportunities.
Khaled graduated from high school in 1984 and earned his bachelor's degree in Biology from Santa Clara University in 1988. He continued his education at the University of California at San Diego, earning his Medical Degree in 1993.
Khaled was a practicing medical intern of internal medicine at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles when he completed his first novel, The Kite Runner. This novel is semi-autobiographical; however, the story of Amir and Hassan is completely fictional.
Khaled has published a second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and is know for being the first Afghan author to have his work published in English.
Major Works
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
Awards
The Kite Runner has become an international bestseller, published in 38 countries. It has won the following awards and recognitions:
Book Sense Bestseller List Sensation
Boeke Prize
Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
ALA Notable Book
Alex Award
Borders Original Voices Award 2003
Entertainment Weekly's Best Book 2003
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year 2003
Literature to Life Award
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