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The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

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Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Amir
- Hassan
- Baba
- Ali
- Sohrab
- Assef
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
Quotes
- Important Quotes Explained
- Quotes By Character
- Amir
- Hassan
- Baba
- Rahim Khan
- Assef
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Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One Quiz

Further Study Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One Quiz

1 of 5
Whom does the beggar tell Amir he knew earlier in his life?

Hassan
Rahim Khan
Baba's father
Amir's mother

2 of 5
How does Zaman get money for the children in the orphanage?

He puts the children to work in the poppy fields outside the city.
He lets Taliban members buy some of the children periodically.
He makes them work as prostitutes for visiting Westerners.
He sells drawings they make at a nearby craft market.

3 of 5
What does Amir remember when he goes to his old house?

Looking at Hassan and Ali on the day they left Baba's house
Burying the evidence that Hassan was his half-brother
Stealing money from his father to give to Hassan and Ali
Breaking Hassan's kite so that he could win the kite fighting tournament

4 of 5
What happens at halftime during the soccer game?

A prisoner and a guard get into a fight.
A soldier and a spectator kill each other.
A group of women are publicly raped.
A man and a woman are stoned to death.

5 of 5
What crime did the people killed at the soccer game commit?

Adultery
Murder
Assault
Fraud

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