1. Where Does Amir Need to Go?

Kite Runner

Quiz

Ch. 14-15

1.  Where does Amir need to go?

2.  Why must he go?

3.  How long have Amir and Soraya been married at this point?

4.  What comment did Rahim Khan make in passing, almost as an afterthought?

5.  Who will stay with Soraya while Amir is gone?

6.  How has the relationship between the general and his daughter changed?

7.  When Amir and Soraya felt the need to drift away and forget life’s problems, what did each of them consider his/her savior? (2 answers)

8.  The night Rahim Khan called, of what did Amir dream?

9.  Who drove Amir to Rahim Khan’s apartment?

10.  What was the area where Rahim Khan lived, called?

11.  When was the last time Amir had seen Rahim Khan?

12.  When was the last time Amir spoke with Rahim Khan?

13.  What cliché describes the initial moment of Amir’s reunion with Rahim Khan?

14.  How did Rahim Khan find Amir in America?

15.  After small talk and discussion of families, to what topic did the conversation inevitably turn?

16.  Describe the incident that happened to Rahim Khan in the Ghazi Stadium in 1998.

17.  To whom had Baba sold his house?

18.  Why did Rahim Khan stay in Kabul even though it had become so violent and bad?

19.  When the Taliban originally rolled into Kabul, how were they greeted?

20.  What term did the Alliance call the destruction of the orphanage and the murder of the children?

21.  So, when the Taliban first arrived they were seen as . . . because they supposedly brought peace . . . but at what price?” How were they perceived?

22.  How is Rahim Khan’s health?

23.  Why does Rahim Khan refuse to allow Amir to take him home to America with him?

24.  Who lived in Baba’s house with Rahim Khan?

25.  What does Rahim Khan need to do before he can ask Amir to do something for him?