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Flora Gjikolaj Arthur Nekrasov Riza Gozcu

Chapter 1 1**. What did the narrator mean when he said that it’s wrong what they say about the past?** 2. **Where is the narrator at the time of the story?**
 * -Amir doesn't believe that past is just the past. He doesn't forget his past.
 * -In San Francisco.
 * 3. What takes the narrator back into the past? **
 * -The telephone call from his friend Rahim khan from Pakistan.
 * 4. What reminded the narrator of Hassan? **
 * -When Amir sees a pair of kites soaring in the sky.

- - 10. Why did Amir always feel that his own father hated him a little? - -
 * Chapter 2 **
 * 1. How does the narrator remember Hassan? How does he describe him? **
 * -The narrator remembers Hassan as having a face like chinise doll chiseled from hardwood. The face is marred by the harelips as through " the chisine doll maker's instrument may have slipped.
 * 2. What did the boys do to annoy the neighbors? **
 * -they used to climb the poplar trees in the driveway of baba's house and annoy the neighbors by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror.
 * 3. What did Ali tell the boys about mirrors? **
 * -They can't use the mirror to distract Muslims during prayer.
 * 4. How did Hassan demonstrate his loyalty to the narrator? **
 * -Hassan never deny Amir.
 * 5. Who is Baba? **
 * -Baba is Amir father
 * 6. How was their house the prettiest? **
 * -Amir's house, had marble floors, a big garden planted with flowers, two floors, in the second floor was Amir's and Baba's bedrooms, Baba's smoking room, the big living room
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">7. What was the smoking room used for? **
 * -The smoking room was used for study.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">8. What do we know about the family from the framed family pictures? **
 * This picture was from his parents wedding and Baba was holding Amir.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">9. Where did Hassan live? How was his house? **
 * He live on the south and of garden, in the shadows of a loquat tree, was the sevant's home, amodest little mud hut.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">10. What happened to the boys’ mothers? **
 * They died when the boys were born.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">11. What happened one day when the boys were taking a short cut to the go to the movies? **
 * -One soldier was saying bad thing about Hassan mother.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">12. How were Ali & Sanaubar not suited for each other? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">13. What did the older kids say to Ali? **
 * -The older kids say to ali " hey, babalu, who did you eat today?"
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">14. What did the history book say about the Hazara? **
 * -The Hazara had tried to rise against the Pashtuns in the nineteenth century, but thePashtuns had "quelled them with unspeakable violence".
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">15. How did people explain the marriage? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">16. What was the kinship between the two boys – Hassan and Amir? **
 * tha hassan and amir fed from the same breasts. they took their first steps on the same lawn in the same yard, and under the same roof, the spoke their first words.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">Chapter 3 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">1. What is laaf? **
 * -Laaf is that Afghan tendency to exagerate.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">2. How did Baba get the nickname Toophan agha? What did it mean? Who gave it to him? Why? **
 * -they named him Toophan because everyone knows him and help others.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">3. What public service project did Baba successfully complete? **
 * -Baba built an orphanage.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">4. Why did Amir tell Baba that Hassan had diarrhea? **
 * -He told him that because he care about Hassan.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">5. What happened at the dedication of the orphanage? **
 * -when Amir told Hassan i will not eat dirt.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">6. What did Baba seem to have to do throughout his life? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">6. What did Baba seem to have to do throughout his life? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">7. What did the Mullah Fatiullah Khan teach the school boys? What did Baba have to say about the Mullah’s lessons? **
 * About the muslims.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">8. What was the greatest sin, according to Baba? **
 * -The greatest sin,according to Baba is,he said "when you kill a man,you steal a life;you steal his wife's right to a husband,rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie,you steal someone's right to the truth and when you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">9. What had happened to Baba’s father? **
 * -Because he thinks Baba care Hassan more than him.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">11. What was the game Sherjangi? Why was this game so important to Amir? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">12. How was Amir a disappointment for Baba? **
 * -Amir not manly enough.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">13. What is Buzkashi and what was Amir’s reaction? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">13. What is Buzkashi and what was Amir’s reaction? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">14. How does Rahim Khan defend Amir? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">15. How does Amir say that Rahim Khan had misjudged him? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">The Kiterunner, Chapter 4 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">16. What was Ali’s childhood story? **
 * Baba's servant and inexplicit childhood friend.he had been struck with polio, rendering his right leg useless.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">17. Why didn’t Baba consider Ali a friend or Amir consider Hassan as his friend? **
 * they all are breast feeded by one woman Baba and Ali by Baba's mother,and Amir and Hassan by the same nursing woman
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">18. What are some things that Amir and Hassan did together? **
 * - reading books,
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">19. Why was Hassan fated to be illiterate? **

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 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">20. How did Amir tease Hassan? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">21. What was Hassan’s favorite book? **
 * - Stories that Amir has from his mother.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">22. What was another way that Amir tricked Hassan? **
 * -From Baba watch.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">23. What did Hassan’s reaction inspire Amir to do? What was Baba’s reaction? **
 * -He didnt say anythink.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">The Kiterunner, Ch. 5 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">1. As Amir and Hassan were talking about Amir’s story, what interrupted them? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">2. When Baba arrived what news did he bring with him? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">3. What happened on July 17, 1973? **

<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">2. **Why was the kite season particularly fun for Amir?** <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">-
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">4. What was Hassan worried about? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">5. Where were the boys going to escape from the whole situation? **
 * - at the movie theater.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">6. Who hit Hassan on the way to the tree? What was this character like? **
 * Amir hit Hassan. he was very rude.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">7. What was Assef going to do to Hassan? **
 * - Assef is goin gto hurt Hassan.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">8. How did Hassan manage to outsmart Assef? **
 * _ Hassan couldnt do anythink
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">9. What do we suspect will happen later in the book after this confrontation? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">10. What was Baba’s birthday gift to Hassan that year? **
 * he gave him a wristle watch and a bicycle.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">The Kiterunner, ch. 6 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">1. What was winter the favorite season? **
 * The winter was the favorite season for its kite fighting tournement.
 * -Amir was tying to win the kite runnner which he did, he was happy that he want to make his father proud.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">3. What was the kite-fighting tournament? **
 * the kite fighting tournament was, who is going to win the kite runner.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">4. What was the boys’ response to the Hindi kid who taunted the Afghan children about following rules? **
 * -In kabul they have no rules.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">5. What happened when the kite was cut? **
 * The cutter or winner run for the kite.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">6. Who was the best kiterunner? **
 * Amir was the best kite runner
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">7. What challenge did Amir give Hassan one day about eating dirt?’ **
 * -That hassan can do whatever Amir wants, but Amir is very different from Hassan.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">8. When Amir and Hassan were playing cards what do we see in their relationship with each other? **
 * - That both are happy what they have, and their are best friends.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">The Kiterunner, ch. 7 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">1. What was Hassan’s dream? How did Amir respond to it? **
 * Hassan dream was wining the kite runner.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">2. What did Hassan say to Amir later just before the tournament about the dream? **
 * - that his dream came true.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">3. What happens in this tournament? **
 * Hassan get hurt from Assef.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">4. Who runs to get Amir’s kite? **
 * Hassan runs to get Amir's kite.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">5. How does Amir locate Hassan? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">6. When Amir comes to an alley beyond the market, what does he hear and see? **
 * Amir heard voices ,then saw assef and his friends holdind Hassan.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">7. What did Assef demand from Hassan? When Hassan refused how did Assef torture him? **
 * Assef demanded Amir's kite from Hassan. When Hassan refused, Assef raped him.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif';">8. What did Assef finally do to Hassan and what made him do it? **
 * - That Hassan got raped from Assef.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9. Why do we have such little respect for Amir after this. **

<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">- <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2- **How was baba's attetude towards amir changed.**
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">chapter8 the kite runner. **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1-what is Assef trying to tell Hassan about his friendhsip with Amir on page 72? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3- why is Assef and his family invited to his party? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4-How can we describe the images that sorround Amir's 13th birthday party? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CHAPTER 9 THE KITE RUNNER **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1-why does Amir say his birthday mony was " blood money' **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2-why does Amir know the best way to to rid himself of Hassan and Ali is by claming that Hassan stol his watch? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CHAPTER 10 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1- why does baba stand up for a women who didnt knoe her. **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2-why Amir and baba live Kabul? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CHAPTER 11 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1- How is living in america different for Baba? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2-what changes do we see at Amir in America? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3-characterize General Taheri? **


 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CHAPTER 12 **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1-why is difficult for Amir to speak with Soraya? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2-why doesn't baba like the Dr.Schneider? **
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'inherit','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3-what secret has soraya been keeping? **