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Kite Runner 1-7
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12th Grade
12/15/2014

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what event made Amir what he is today
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Hassans rape
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where were the names of the 3 boys
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Assef Wali and Kamal
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when was the rape
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1975
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where did the rape happen?
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an alley with a crumbing wall and frozen creek
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rahim khan calls which reminds him of
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his past unatoned sins
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where does the story take place
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Kabul Afghanistan
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what is Hassans race
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Hazara and a shia muslim
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Amirs grandfather and who are hunting
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King Nadir Shah
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Amir is holding who's fingers in the picture
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Rahim khans
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Amirs mother died
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hemoragged to death
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Hassans mother
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Sanabour and ran away as a gypsy
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Ali had what
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Polio so his face was paralyzed and had an awkward walk
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Ali had what
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Polio so his face was paralyzed and had an awkward walk
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Amir and baba are
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Pashtuns and sunni muslims
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there is a brotherhood from ppl who fed from the same
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breast
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Amirs first word is
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Baba
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Amirs first word is
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Baba
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Hassans first word is
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Amir
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baba wrestled a
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Black bear
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Rahim Khan named Baba
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Mr. Hurrican Toophan Agha
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Baba built
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an orphanage
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where do they go to celebrate the orphanage>
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Gharga lake
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Amirs mother
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taught farsi and was a descendent of the royal family
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Baba tells Amir the only real sin is to
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steal
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Amir believes he
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stole his mothers life
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Amir is really good at
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Battle of the poems and literature in general
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not good at
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soccer or buzkashi
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Baba is disappointed that
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Amir can't stand up for himself for anything
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why did Amir cry home after buzkashi
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the main rider got injured
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who was the judge in the case where two boys ran over a couple
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Amirs grandfather
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Amir tells hassan imbecile means
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smart
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what is amir and hassans favorite story?
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Rostam and Sohrab from the Shahnamah
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Rahim Khan taught Amir
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irony from his story
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Hassan pointed out
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a plot hole
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when does war begin in Afghanistan?
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July 17th 1973
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what is Assefs weapon
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brass knuckles
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Dauod Khan is what
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the new president
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Hassan does what to Assef in their first meeting
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slingshots him in the eye
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what was Hassans gift from baba
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Dr. Kumar a plastic surgeon to fix his hairlip
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whats special about winter
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no school and kite flying and winter
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what does Hassan say to Amir when he asks if he would ever lie to him
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he would rather eat dirt
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Amir will buy hassan
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a colored tv
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baba tells amir
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he will win the kite runner
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Hassans dream
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no monster in lake so Amir jumps in and hassan follows him
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whats the last kite left
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a blue kite
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memories and dreams before rape
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hassan and amir fed from same breast, hassan and amir at a fortune teller and fortune teller gives hassan his coin back disturbed, dream is that amir is in heavy snow with gashes on his hands
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memories and dreams before rape
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hassan and amir fed from same breast, hassan and amir at a fortune teller and fortune teller gives hassan his coin back disturbed, dream is that amir is in heavy snow with gashes on his hands
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what holiday is the next day
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eid
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what does Amir do when he sees the rape?
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he runs away
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what was their favorite western
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the good the bad the ugly
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what went on in 1973
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the communist coup de teat
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what did ali tell amir that was going on during the shootings
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they were hunting ducks
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what did rahim kahn say to amir when he read his story
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bravo
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who did they see at the event
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henry kissinger
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