
Study Guide Questions – The Kite Runner
Identify:
1. Amir
2. Baba
3. Hassan
4. Ali
5. Rahim Khan
6. Assef
7. Sofia
8. Sanaubar
9. Sohrab
10. Farzana
11. Soraya
12. General Taheri and Jamila Taheri
Chapters 1 – 4
13. Where did Amir live during his childhood? Describe Baba’s house in the 1970s.
14. Ali and Hassan are Hazaras. How are Hazaras treated in Kabul?
15. How did Baba make his money?
16. How did Ali come to live with Amir’s family?
17. Describe the two tricks Amir plays on Hassan in Chapter 4.
18. Describe the relationship between Amir and Baba. Use some details from the novel.
19. Describe the relationship between Amir and Hassan. What cements the relationship, yet what divides it?
20. Describe the relationship between Amir and Rahim Khan. What role does Rahim fill for Amir?
Chapters 5 – 9
21. How did Hassan make Assef and his friends leave Amir and him alone?
22. What did Baba get Hassan for his birthday?
23. Give 2 reasons why winter is Amir’s favorite season.
24. What is “tar”?
25. What is a kite runner?
26. Why is it so important for Amir to win the kite tournament?
27. Where does Amir find Hassan and what is the conflict?
28. How does Amir and Hassan’s relationship change after the kite tournament?
29. What does Amir ask his father while they are planting tulips?
30. What does Assef give Amir as a birthday present?
31. What birthday present does Ali give to Amir?
32. What does Amir accuse Hassan of stealing? Why does he turn against Hassan?
33. What does Amir realize when Ali and Hasan come to Baba’s study?
34. How does Baba react to Ali and Hassan’s decision to leave?
Chapters 10 – 14
35. Which country invaded Afghanistan in the 1980s?
36. How do Amir and Baba travel to Pakistan?
37. What happens to Kamal and his father?
38. What does Amir like about America?
39. How does Amir finally stand up to Baba?
40. Where does Amir meet Soraya?
41. What is the scandal surrounding Soraya Taheri?
42. What disease is Baba diagnosed with?
43. What secret does Soraya share with Amir?
44. How much does Baba spend on the wedding?
45. What are Amir and Soraya’s majors in college?
46. Why does General Taheri refuse to allow Amir and Soraya to adopt?
47. Why does Rahim Khan call Amir?
48. Where is Amir going at the end of Chapter 14?