1. In Chapter 15. Amir meets with the deceasing Rahim Khan. Where are they? Peshawar. Pakistan 2. What does Amir state about platitudes? Why does Amir utilize the platitude about “an elephant in the room” to depict his meeting with Rahim Khan? They are normally dead on. The elephant is the truth about Rahim Khan’s status – he is deceasing and doesn’t have much clip left. 3. Afghanistan has been seized by what political group in Chapter 15? Taliban 4. In Chapter 16. Rahim tells us what happened to Hassan. What has happened? Where is he populating? Hassan went to populate in a small town merely outdoors Bamiyan where.

Rahim Khan finds Hassan. who tells him that Ali was killed by a landmine. Rahim Khan asks Hassan and his married woman. Farzana. to populate with him. Hassan at first garbages. but agrees after larning of Baba’s decease. Their first babe was a abortive miss. Hassan’s female parent. Sanaubar. returns to the place. starvation and ill. Hassan and his married woman nurse his female parent back to wellness. She in bend delivers Farzana’s boy. Sohrab. Sanaubar dies when Sohrab is four. 5. Who is Farzana? Who is Sohrab? Farzana is Hassan’s married woman. Sohrab is their boy. 6. What happened in 1998 by the Taliban in Mazar-i-Sharif?

The Taliban massacred many Hazaras in Mazar-i-Sharif. 7. In Chapter 17. Rahim gives Amir a missive from Hassan. who wrote it six months before. What is the tone of this missive? How does Amir respond? Hassan is the same old Hassan ; a loyal friend who is concerned about Amir. Hassan wrote the missive with exhilaration and pride. Hassan says he would wish to see Amir once more. Rahim Khan reveals. nevertheless. that Hassan and his married woman were murdered by the Taliban a month after the missive was written. Their boy. Sohrab. is now populating in an orphanhood in Kabul. 8. In Chapter 18. Amir finds out that both Hassan and his married woman were shot by the Taliban while seeking to protect Baba’s house. as a consequence. orphaning their boy.

Rahim tells Amir it is his occupation to happen Sohrab in Karteh-Seh. Afghanistan. and take him to an orphanhood in Peshawar. Pakistan. What is Amir’s reaction? Do you believe Rahim’s deceasing want is unjust? Why or why non? Amir’s reaction is of daze and choler. He doesn’t understand why no 1 told him this before. Rahim’s want is non unjust – this is how Amir will take the guilt and pay back Hassan for what Amir ne’er did in the back street old ages ago. 9. How does the platitude. “like father. like son” mentioned on page 238. relate to Baba and Amir?

Baba and Amir were more likewise than he’d of all time known. “We had both betrayed the people who would hold given their lives for us. And with that came this realisation: that Rahim Khan has summoned me here to expiate non merely for my wickednesss but for Baba’s excessively. ” ( 209 ) 10. What clues intimation at the secret that is revealed in Chapter 17-18? Baba had ever been so close to Hassan and it makes sense now why he loves Hassan so much. ( forgiveness of “theft” . cleft lip. threatened Amir over the “new servants” remark. bought the same gifts for Hassan and Amir ( kite ) – treated them every bit. wants Hassan was here ( in America ) . etc. )

11. In Chapter 19. Farid is engaged to drive Amir from Peshawar to Afghanistan. Describe his first feeling of Amir. When Farid said. “You’ve ever been a tourer here. you merely didn’t know it” . ( page 245 ) . what did he intend? What is Farid’s feeling of emigrant Afghans who return to see Afghanistan? Many are shocked at the alterations in Afghanistan. They are similar tourers in the state. sing the many atrocious alterations that have taken topographic point. Farid believes that Amir has ever been a tourer. Amir has merely known a better Afghanistan. Afghanis merely come back to sell their land and go forth once more. 12.

What realisation does Amir come to in Chapter 19? Amir realizes his life has been a prevarication all along. Baba favored Hassan in the past – Amir realizes this as a mark that Hassan is his stepbrother. He besides realizes he must go forth to assist Sohrab compensate off before he talks himself out of traveling. This was his last opportunity at salvation. ( 195 ) 13. In Chapter 20. Amir sees Kabul for the first clip since go forthing. Describe what he sees. Amir is shocked by the province of Afghanistan. On geting in Kabul he discovers it has been badly damaged by 20 old ages of war. The Taliban patrol the streets looking for people to penalize.

Amir is advised to avoid even looking at them. Amir feels hurting and unhappiness at what he sees. 14. In Chapter 20. the manager of the orphanhood. Zaman. Tells Amir that Sohrab was taken by a Taliban functionary who takes kids. normally misss. about one time a month for his “sexual pleasance. ” The official gave Zaman a great trade of hard currency. How does Zaman support his actions? He has so many other kids he must take attention of. If he were non at that place. they would hunger and decease. If Zaman refuses. it could destruct the orphanhood and salvage others from being taken and/or killed. The money besides provides for their demands ( i. e. nutrient. ) .