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2. Rahim Khan gave Amir a[n] __________ for his birthday.
1. The name of Hassan’s son
2. . Rahim Khan gave Amir a[n] __________ for his birthday.
1. The name of Hassan’s son.
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the __________
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slavery.
4. In the cemetery, Amir throws what at Hassan?
slavery.
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the
cemetery,
Amir
throws
what
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Hassan?
12. Baba refuses __________ when he is sick.
5. Assef carries brass __________.
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__________
he isare
sick.
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Amir learnwhen
that they
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Amir do
while
Sohrab is in the hospital?
Assef
brass
__________.
__________.
7. Farid is Amir’s __________ in Afghanistan.
14. Soraya
and
Amir
learn
that
they
are
unable
to
have
__________.
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the hospital?
15. Amir first meets Soraya at a __________ __________.
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sees his
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and Ali
words)Soraya at a __________ __________.
leave.
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first meets
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Farid is Amir’s __________ in Afghanistan.
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Ali and Hassan leave after Amir accuses Hassan of stealing
10. Sohrab uses a __________ to injure his captor.
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first seesare
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fatherto__________
Hassan and Ali leave.
a __________.
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death duringafter
the soccer
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Hassan
leaveafter
aftermany
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accuses
Hassan
ofs stealing
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to see
Hassan’
son turna
“half-time
show.”
Sohrab
a __________
injure his captor.
four?
13.10.
Hassan
and uses
Ali are
of what ethnictodescent?
__________.
19. The kite strings are coated in __________.
14.11.
Amir’
s mother
died in are
__________.
Two
__________
stoned to death during the soccer “half18. Who
returned,
after many
to__________.
see Hassan’s son turn four? 16. Khan
21. Hassan
receives
surgeryyears,
for his
describes
time
show.”the situation in Afghanistan after the
23.kite
As an
adult,are
Amir
discovers
that Hassan is his half
__________ took over.
19. The
strings
coated
in
__________.
Hassan
Ali are of what
descent?
__________.
17.13.
Amir
stays atand
__________
houseethnic
when he
returns to
25. Farid
calls the
Taliban
Afghanistan.
21. Hassan
receives
surgery
forthe
his“__________
__________.Patrol.”
14.
Amir’
s
mother
died
in
__________.
26. The __________ invasion brought “the death of the
20. The name of the man in the black sunglasses.
23. As anAfghanistan
adult, Amir[Amir]
discovers
that Hassan is his half __________. 22.16.
knew.”
Amir
refers
to America
“a __________,
roaring after
along,the
Khan
describes
theassituation
in Afghanistan
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is Taliban
__________
after he comesPatrol.”
to America.
unmindful
of the took
past.”over.
25. Farid
calls the
the “__________
__________
30. Hassan has “the look of the __________” while being
24. Children call Ali __________ because of his limp.
26. The __________
invasion brought “the death of the Afghanistan 27.17.
attacked by Assef.
Sohrab
thisatat__________
the end of the
novel.
Amirdoes
stays
house
when he returns to
31. Rahim
Khan summoned Amir to Pakistan to __________
28. BabaAfghanistan.
and Amir are smuggled out of Afghanistan in a[n]
[Amir]
knew.”
for his and Baba’s sins.
__________ truck.
29. Sohrab
is __________
after heatcomes
to America.
20. The name of the man in the black sunglasses
32. Amir
studies __________
college.
30. Hassan has “the look of the __________” while being attacked
22. Amir refers to America as “a __________, roaring along, unby Assef.
mindful of the past.”
31. Rahim Khan summoned Amir to Pakistan to __________ for his
24. Children call Ali __________ because of his limp.
and Baba’s sins.
27. Sohrab does this at the end of the novel.
32. Amir studies __________ at college.
28. Baba and Amir are smuggled out of Afghanistan in a[n]
__________ truck.
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2. Rahim Khan gave Amir a[n]
__________ for his birthday.
[NOTEBOOK]
8. Zaman is the __________
director who sold children into
slavery. [ORPHANAGE]
12. Baba refuses __________ when
he is sick. [CHEMOTHERAPY]
14.Soraya and Amir learn that they
are unable to have __________.
[CHILDREN]
15.Amir first meets Soraya at a
__________ __________.
(two words)
[FLEAMARKET]
17.Ali and Hassan leave after Amir
accuses Hassan of stealing a
__________. [WATCH]
18.Who returned, after many
years, to see Hassan’s son turn
four? [SANUBAR]
19.The kite strings are coated in
__________. [GLASS]
21.Hassan receives surgery for his
__________. [HARELIP]
23.As an adult , Amir discovers that Hassan is his half
__________. [BROTHER]
25.Farid calls the Taliban the
“__________ Patrol.” [BEARD]
26.The __________ invasion
brought “the death of the
Afghanistan [Amir] knew.”
[RUSSIAN]
29.Sohrab is __________ after he
comes to America. [SILENT]
30.Hassan has “the look of the
__________” while being
attacked by Assef. [LAMB]
31. Rahim Khan summoned Amir
to Pakistan to __________ for
his and Baba’s sins. [ATONE]
32. Amir studies __________ at
college. [ENGLISH]
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10.Sohrab uses a __________ to
injure his captor. [SLINGSHOT]
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4. In the cemetery, Amir throws
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5. Assef carries brass __________.
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22.Amir
refers to America as “a
2. . Rahim Khan gave Amir a[n] __________ for his birthday.
1. The name of Hassan’s son. [SOHRAB]
descent? [HAZARA]
__________,
roaring
along,
[NOTEBOOK]
3. Baba says
that, “there
is only one sin.” What is it? [THEFT]
8. Zaman
is the s__________
director
4. In theofcemetery,
Amir
throws what at Hassan?
the past.”
[RIVER]
14.Amir’
mother died
in who sold children into unmindful
slavery.
[ORPHANAGE]
[POMEGRANATES]
12. Baba refuses
__________
when he is sick.
5. Assef
brass __________. [KNUCKLES]
__________.
[CHILDBIRTH]
24.Children
callcarries
Ali __________
[CHEMOTHERAPY]
6. What does Amir do while Sohrab is in the hospital? [PRAY]
because
of his
limp.
[BABALU]in Afghanistan. [DRIVER]
14. Soraya
and Amir
learn thatthe
they
are unable
7. Farid
is Amir’
s __________
16. Khan
describes
situation
into have
__________. [CHILDREN]
9. Amir first sees his father __________ after Hassan and Ali
Afghanistan
after
the
__________
27.Sohrab
does [CRY]
this at the end of the
15. Amir first meets Soraya at a __________ __________.
leave.
(two words)
10. [SMILE]
Sohrab uses a __________ to injure his captor.
took [FLEAMARKET]
over. [TALIBAN]
novel.
17. Ali and Hassan leave after Amir accuses Hassan of stealing
[SLINGSHOT]
a __________.
[WATCH]
TwoAmir
__________
are stoned to death during the soccer
17.Amir stays
at __________ house
28. Baba11.and
are smuggled
18. Who returned, after many years, to see Hassan’s son turn
“half-time show.” [ADULTERERS]
when he returns to Afghanistan.
out 13.
of Afghanistan
a[n]
four? [SANUBAR]
Hassan and Aliinare
of what ethnic descent? [HAZARA]
19. The kite[WAHIDS]
strings are coated in __________. [GLASS]
14. Amir’s mother
in __________. [CHILDBIRTH]
truck. died
[FUEL]
21. Hassan receives surgery for his __________. [HARELIP] __________
16. Khan describes
the situation in Afghanistan after the
23. As 20.The
an adult, name
Amir discovers
that Hassan
is
his half
__________ took over. [TALIBAN]
of
the
man
in
the
black
__________. [BROTHER]
17. Amir stays at __________ house when he returns to
25. Farid calls
the Taliban
the “__________ Patrol.” [BEARD]
Afghanistan. [WAHIDS]
sunglasses
[ASSEF]
26. The __________ invasion brought “the death of the
Afghanistan [Amir] knew.” [RUSSIAN]
29. Sohrab is __________ after he comes to America.
[SILENT]
30. Hassan has “the look of the __________” while being
attacked by Assef. [LAMB]
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20. The name of the man in the black sunglasses. [ASSEF]
22. Amir refers to America as “a __________, roaring along,
unmindful of the past.” [RIVER]
24. Children call Ali __________ because of his limp.
[BABALU]
27. Sohrab does this at the end of the novel. [SMILE]