Chapter 3 1. What did Baba decide to construct and pay for?
2. Why do you think Amir lied to Baba and told him that Hassan had “the runs” when they were about to leave for the orphanage opening?
3. Why did Amir say to Baba, “ I think I have sataran” (Cancer)?
4. What was Baba’s response when the wind knocked his hat to the ground and everyone laughed at him during his dedication speech to the orphanage? What does this say about his character?
5. Describe in detail Baba’s wife.
6. What has Amir learned at school about alcoholic beverages? How does this differ from what his father tells him? What does his father tell him about alcohol and about his teachers?
7. What is the only sin according to Baba? Explain how this is so.
8. How did Amir escape from Baba’s “aloofness” (p.19) What did Amir win at school? How did Baba react?
9. What did Baba want Amir to be interested in? How did Amir react?
10. What major event happened at the horse races that upset Amir so badly? How did Baba react?
11. How do the neighborhood boys treat Amir?
12. What does Rahim Khan say is missing in Amir? How does Amir disprove him in what he says to Hassan the next morning?
13. What is your opinion of Amir’s character?
14. What is your opinion of Baba?
Kite Runner Questions
Chapter 4
1. What was the result of the accident in 1933 when two drunk men hit and killed a Hazara couple and orphaned a five year old? What was the drunk men’s punishment?”
2. Who was the little boy, and what did Amir’s grandfather do to help him?
3. How does Amir describe his relationship with Hassan on pg. 25? What reasons does Amir give for not holding Amir so close?
4. List at least five things that Amir and Hassan did together when they were younger.
5. What did Amir and