The Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini that was first published in 2003.
Summary
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Characters
See a complete list of the characters in The Kite Runner and in-depth analyses of Amir, Hassan, Baba, Ali, Sohrab, and Assef.
Literary Devices
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Questions & Answers
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- What happened to Hassan in the alley?
- Why does Rahim Khan lie about the American couple?
- What is the significance of Ali’s first wife?
- Why are Ali and Hassan both deformed?
- Why do Amir and Baba go to America?
- Why does Amir sometimes treat Hassan badly in childhood?
- Why doesn’t Amir help Hassan in the alley?
- Why does Amir want Hassan to hit him with pomegranates?
- Why does Amir want Hassan to leave Baba’s household?
- Why does Amir ask Baba if he has seen Amir’s new watch?
- Why does Hassan lie about stealing Amir’s watch?
- Why does Amir accept Soraya even after she tells him of her past?
- Why did Baba lie about Hassan being his son?
- Why does Rahim Khan disappear?
- Does Amir redeem himself?
Quotes
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By Character
- Amir
- Hassan
- Baba
- Rahim Khan
- Assef
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By Symbol
- The Cleft Lip
- Kites
- The Lamb
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By Setting
- Afghanistan
- San Francisco
Quick Quizzes
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Book
- Full Book Quiz
- Chapters Eight and Nine
- Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen
- Chapters Four and Five
- Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen
- Chapters One to Three
- Chapters Six and Seven
- Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen
- Chapters Ten and Eleven
- Chapters Twelve and Thirteen
- Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One
- Chapters Twenty-Two and Twenty-Three
Essays
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Further Study
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