In Chapter 13, Amir thinks about the “bears” his father has wrestled during his lifetime. What “bears” has Baba wrestled? Losing his young wife, raising a son himself, leaving his homeland, poverty, indignity, and cancer What good news does Amir…
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The Kite Runner – Quotes Flashcard Example #86452
The Kite Runner Novel by Khaled Hosseini “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in winter 1975” (Chapter 1) The opening sentence introduces the use of first person narrative and hints…
Kite Runner Chapter 6-9 Review Flashcard Example #17178
Why do boys in Afghanistan during the winter of 1975 have gashes on their fingers? what is tar? the boys have gashes on their fingers because of the kites some of them have glass around it and they get cut…
Kite Runner Full Answer Key Flashcard Example #51590
What does Amir say happened to him at the age of 12? He became the person he is today Compare and contrast the type of homes Amir and Hassan live in. Amir lives in one of the fanciest mansions in…
Kite Runner Chapter 12 Flashcard Example #94065
What does Amir observe about a double standard in Chapter 12? Double Standard favored in his gender. Not Did you see him chatting to her? but Did you see how she wouldn’t let him go. By Afghan standards his question…
The Kite Runner, Chapters 1-5 (pp. 1-47) questions and answer Flashcard Example #95876
What is the purpose of the flashback at the beginning of the novel? What does the reader learn about the narrator? The description of the winter day in 1975 suggests the narrator is hiding from something. He is trying to…
The Kite Runner – Quotes Flashcard Example #5985
Rahim Khan “There is a way to be good again” (2) Amir’s teacher “That’s the one thing Shi’a people do well, passing themselves as martyrs” (10) Baba “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other…
The Kite Runner Study Guide Flashcard Example #26735
What image does the narrator show at the beginning of the novel and what does it mean? The image at the very beginning of The Kite Runner is the narrator remembering when he “came of age”, describing himself kneeling next…