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The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
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 Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Male Friendship
Betrayal & Redemption
Religion
Racism & Ethnicity
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–7
Chapters 8–9
Chapters 10–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
Quotes By Character
Amir
Hassan
Baba
Rahim Khan
Assef
Quotes By Symbol
The Cleft Lip
Kites
The Lamb
Further Study
Context
The Kite Runner and The Taliban
The Kite Runner and Coming-of-Age Stories
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Analysis of Major Characters
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
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen Quiz
1
of 5
Who did Rahim Khan ask to take care of the house in Kabul with him?
Hassan and his mother Sanaubar
Hassan and his wife Farzana
Sohrab and his friend Hazarat
Kamal and his brother Sharif
2
of 5
What killed Ali?
A land mine
A stray mortar
A gunfight
A Soviet rocket
3
of 5
Whom is Sohrab named after?
A friend of Hassan and Amir who was killed in the war
A character in a story that Hassan and Amir loved
A brother of Baba's that Amir never knew about
A cousin of Farzana's who was in the Taliban
4
of 5
How did Hassan and Farzana die?
They were strangled by burglars.
They were in a car accident.
They were shot by the Taliban.
They were hit by a car bomb.
5
of 5
Why doesn't Rahim Khan want Amir to pay someone to bring Sohrab to Pakistan?
He wants Amir to see firsthand the destruction the Taliban has caused.
He wants Amir to find Hassan's body and give it a proper burial.
He wants Amir to stand up for himself and do what is right.
He wants Amir to challenge his own prejudices about Afghans.
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