The Kite Runner Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

How does the use of Chapter 1 to introduce the flashback establish the overall mood of the novel?How would it be different if the story were told without the flashback? correct answers The use of chapter one to introduce the flashback establishes the overall mood of the novel through imagery. The narrator ended the first paragraph of the book with¨ I have been peeking into that deserted ally for the last 26 years¨(page 2). If the story were told without the flashbacks it would be different...

The Kite Runner Webquest History/Geography 1. Geographically, where is Afghanistan located? In the somewhat Middle/ South Asia. 2. What is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul 3. What is the weather like in Afghanistan? Its seasons are severe, winter is dolefully cold, while the summer is scorching hot. 4. What is the most common occupation in Afghanistan? Farmers, miners, etc. 5. What happened in 1921? The British are defeated in the Third British-Afghan War. Afghan is a solo nation. ...

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 kno...

Pashtun correct answers Wealthy, educated, and influential Hazara correct answers Minority, lower class: servants/ slaves Ali correct answers Hassans "Father", Ali is Hassan's "father," and has served Baba for the past forty years. Him and Baba grew up together as children, in the same way that Amir and Hassan have. Ali is described as "perpetually grimfaced" on account of a "paralysis of his lower facial muscles" and he has "a twisted, atrophied right leg" from Polio . He ma...

"In 'The Kite Runner', the personal and political are always linked. To what extent do you agree with this view?" A practice essay written in year 13 about social and political protest writing that scored 21/25, an A*.

What year is it when the novel begins? correct answers 2001 Who asks Amir to come to Pakistan? correct answers Rahim Khan What is the relationship between Baba and Ali? correct answers Ali is Baba's servant What does Baba say is the only sin? correct answers Theft What does Baba worry about with regard to Amir? correct answers That Amir will not be able to stand up for himself as an adult What does Amir say he never viewed Hassan as? correct answers His friend How does A...

In chapter one during the phone call Rahim Khan tells Amir that he correct answers Has the chance to be good again Hassan is a member of the minority class in Afghanistan called correct answers Hazaras Baba and his friends frequently talked about three subjects. Which is NOT one of those subjects correct answers Poetry What was Hassan's first word correct answers Amir What is Babas famous nickname correct answers Mr hurricane The first time Amir sees a baby cry is when corr...

In the begging of the book why does Amir recall the moment that he became what he is today? What do you think happened? correct answers He peeks into an alley and is haunted by a scene he saw it was a terrifying moment when he did not help a friend { which was hassan getting rapped} Three characteristics that describe Hassan and how Amir refers to him correct answers He is a hare lipped kite runner and childhood friend of amir, Hazara servant, and a deadly slingshot Who says "for you a ...

Notes connecting both the handmaid's tale and the kite runner for the social and political protest exam. Mindmaps, flowcharts, timelines and key summaries.

Discuss Amir's trip to Jalalbad (Chapter 8) with his father, contrasting his expectations with the reality. Why does Amir feel as "empty as (the) unkempt pool" correct answers Amir feels like he should be happy since he is finally getting to spend time with Baba like he always wanted to, but instead he feels guilty. He feels guilty for not helping Hassan and like he doesn't deserve to spend time with Baba like this. Discuss the symbolism of the scene in which Amir throws pomegranates ...