THE KITE RUNNER QUIZ 15-20 (T)

(noun) the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

• Exploitation

• Enunciate

• Prudence

• Furtive

(noun) a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch, pray, or mourn the death of a group or individual

• Discretion

• Vigil

• Turmoil

• Empathy

(noun) a confused fight or scuffle

• Melee

• Arid

• Arduous

• Oblige

(noun) the action of saving oneself from previously committed errors, evils, or mistakes

• Remorse

• Redemption

• Squalid

• Irrevocable

Ch. 13

46. What causes the strain between Soraya and her father?

• General Taheri feels distant from Soraya since she married Amir

• General Taheri cares more about his family's reputation than Soraya's happiness

• General Taheri believes that teaching is beneath her

• General Taheri believes that Soraya is not good enough for Amir

Ch. 12

41. What does the way Soraya is treated reveal about Afghan culture?

• Women are treated like children before they are married

• Women are not expected to be able to read

• Women bring more shame to their families than men

• Women who stray from subjugation are not tolerated by society

(verb) to give someone the courage or confidence to do something

• Embolden

• Align

• Absolve

• Impunity

Author of The Kite Runner?

• Khaled Hosseini

• Harper Lee

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• William Shakespeare

In the Kite Runner, the word morose used in the quote, “he shirked the austere and nearly morose stance of older singers and actually smiled when he sang…” refers to...

• dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

• sullen and ill-tempered.

• easily annoyed or made angry.

What does Ali always do when Hassan leaves the house?

• wave until he can no longer see Hassan

• pace nervously near the gate

• say a prayer

• give Hassan a hug and a handshake and remind him to be a good boy