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READING AND LITERATURE

from The Kite Runnef Khated Hosseini

Escape from Afghanistan Farah Ahmedi
COMPREHENSION Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following
items. (40 points; 4 points each)

1. In "The Kite Runner, " what does the author do on the first day of snowfall?

A) Put on his boots

B) Curse the snow and call for

C)

Hassan

2. According

to the author of "The Kite Runner,"

highlight of the cold season was the-

A)
B)

if you were a boy living in Kabul the

the so-called voluntary winter

kite-fi ghting tournament

coufses

visit to Saifo the kite maker

first snowfall

3. In "The Kite

A)

Find his snow shovel

( -/a
D) ) Step out into the snow and
\-'/ call for Hassan

Runner," what was the "bullet" in kite fighting?

C)
D)

Tissue-paper tails

fficror.

spars and barbs

4. What does the author of "The Kite Runner"

The kite handler's

skill

Glass-coated cutting line

mean when he says that "Afghans

cherish customs but abhor rules"?

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C)
D)

Afghans are a fiercely independent people.

Afghans write down customs but not rules.
Afghans respect customs but respect rules even more.

Afghans like being told what to do.

5. In "The Kite

Runner," which best describes the relationship between Hassan and

Amir?

A) They barely know each other.

fe) fney are best friends but belong to very different social classes.
\f, rn.y dislike each other.
D) They are best friends belonging to the same social class.
,4.

6. In "Escape from Afghanistan," where

A)
B)

is

Ahmedi'sf,amily trying to go?

Afghanistan

D)

Germany

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7. In \scape from Afghanistan," what kind of ailment
\

( A) Asttrma
B) Bronchitis

8. In "Escape from Afghanistan," why

A)
B)

does Ahmedi's mother have?

C)
D)

A prosthetic leg
DePression

do the people in the van carry plastic bags?

"C-) To pay for the ride

when they get sick

To carry their clothes in:

To bribe the border guards

D*

9. In "Escape from Afghanistan," Ahmedi finally crossed the border

C)
D)

bribing the border guards

sing a goat path used by

lmugglers

driving in

by-

a van

pushing through the gate with

the rest of the crowd

10. In "Escape from Afghanistan," why is Ahmedi able to climb the mountain so easily,
despite her prosthetic leg?

A)

She is desperate and determined to make

B)

The goat path is mostly flat, and the route is well lighted.

C)

Her mother carried her most of the way.

D)

They did not stop to rest for anyone.

it to the other side.

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT Match the definition on the left with the

vocabulary word on the right. On the line providedo write the letter of the.correct
vocabulary word. (10 points; 2 points each)

_s
F

t?

AC-

1. to strongly

gfiveted

hate

t2. uproar

pY"abhor
Clz(ntesriw

13. very much desired

4y"n*

14. honesty or trustworthiness

-p.,elamor

D tr. to scold or find fault

LITERARY FOCUS Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following
items. (15 pointsi 5 points each)

16. What does this sentence show about Afghanistan's history: "The Hindi kid would
soon learn what that British learned earlier in the century and what the Russians
would eventually learn by the late 1980s: that Afghans are independent people"?

A)

Britain and Russia both successfully conquered Afghanistan.

Afghanistan ruled both Britain and Russia.

( -RCft nritain and Russia both tried to control Afghanistan

Britain ruled Afghanistan, but Russia did not.
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17. $ftich of the following sentences is an example of historical context?

-A
(A) 1982 was a dangerous time to be living in Kabul.

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B)

The snow-capped mountains loomed over the tiny village.

C)

Daisy raced across the field on her white horse.

D)

Springtime is a beautiful time of year.

18' The kite-flying tournament shows that many Afghans

A)
B)

games
finding customs to be trivial
not enjoying sports or

share the cultural

trait

oF-

,C;)competing

.n3oying staying indoors

READING FOCUS Circle the letter of the best answer to each of the following

items. (15 poifis;

points each)

19. In "The Kite Runner," winter was worse for some than for others lsssussA) they were made to visit family
C) everyone was made to visit
Saifo the kite-maker
B) some children were forced to
take part in the kite flying
some children had to take
tournament
winter courses

20. rn "Escape from Afghanistan," why is the city of peshawar more dangerous to
Ahmedi and her mother than to some other women?

A) The roads in Peshawar are steep and dangerous.

[B) rn. Taliban are prejudiced against the Hazaras, Ahmedi,s
)s People in Peshawar are jealous of the Hazaras.
D)

ethnic goup.

The hospitals in peshawar are of poor quality.

21. rn "Escape from Afghanistan," how do Ahmedi,s emotions when she arrives in
P'qkistan compare to her emotions when she is in Afghanistan?

She is terrified in Afghanistan but joyous when she arrives in pakistan.

io,)
\Btt she is terrified in pakistan and wants to go back to Afghanistan.
c) She is terrified in Afghanistan and wotried about being in pakistan.
. D) She is indifferent to both Afghanistan and pakistan.

CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE (20 points)

22. On

a separate sheet of paper, describe the differences between Amir and Ahmedi.
In
your answer, describe the difference in attitudes about Afghanistan and the
events
going on around them.

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