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The Kite Runner

Test your knowledge with 45 questions across 3 challenge tiers

Based on the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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Amir

The narrator and protagonist who seeks redemption for betraying his childhood friend Hassan

Example

Amir witnesses Hassan assault and does nothing then drives Hassan away out of guilt

Hassan

The loyal Hazara servant boy who suffers for Amir and is revealed to be his half-brother

Example

Hassan would do anything for Amir including running the last kite which leads to his assault

Baba

Amir father a wealthy respected man who carries his own secret about Hassan true parentage

Example

Baba is disappointed in Amir sensitivity while secretly also being Hassan father

Kite Running

The tradition of chasing and retrieving fallen kites after battles – Hassan was the best kite runner

Example

Hassan last words before his assault are For you a thousand times over as he runs Amir kite

The Alley

The place where Hassan is assaulted by Assef while Amir watches and does nothing

Example

The alley represents the central trauma and betrayal that haunts Amir throughout his life

Hazara

The persecuted ethnic minority in Afghanistan to which Hassan belongs

Example

Hazaras face discrimination as Shia Muslims and are considered inferior by Pashtuns like Amir

Pashtun

The dominant ethnic group in Afghanistan to which Amir and Baba belong

Example

Being Pashtun gives Amir privilege over Hassan despite their friendship

Assef

The sadistic bully who assaults Hassan and later becomes a Taliban leader

Example

Assef represents evil and ethnic hatred threatening both Hassan and later Sohrab

Sohrab

Hassan son whom Amir rescues from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Example

Saving Sohrab becomes Amir path to redemption for failing Hassan

Rahim Khan

Baba business partner who reveals the truth and calls Amir back to Afghanistan

Example

Rahim Khan tells Amir there is a way to be good again setting the redemption plot in motion

For You A Thousand Times Over

Hassan words of loyalty to Amir which Amir later says to Sohrab

Example

This phrase represents unconditional devotion and becomes the symbol of redemption

The Pomegranate Tree

The tree where Amir and Hassan played with their names carved into it

Example

The tree symbolizes their friendship which Amir tries to destroy out of guilt

Fundamentals

TIER 1 • READER BADGE

10 Questions ~5 min 80% to pass

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