TKR 1-4 Study Guide

STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS The Kite Runner

Assignment 1

Chapters 1-4

1. What does Amir say happened to him at the age of twelve?

2. Compare and contrast the type of homes Amir and Hassan live in.

3. Who is Rahim Khan?

4. What happened to Amir's mother?

5. What happened to Hassan's mother?

6. Describe Ali.

7. What is physically odd about Hassan?

8. What did Amir's father build during Amir's early childhood?

9. Amir's father says there is only one sin in the world. What is it?

10. What favorite pastime does Amir have that his father just can't stand?

11. How did Amir's family come to know Ali?

12. What prompts Amir to write his first story?