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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
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- Important Quotes Explained
- Quotes By Character
- Amir
- Hassan
- Baba
- Rahim Khan
- Assef
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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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