5h The Kite Runner chap 21 - 25

The Kite Runner

chapters 19 - 25


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The Kite Runner

chapters 19 - 25


Slide 1 - Tekstslide

"I did something I had done 26 years earlier: I planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress." Why?
A
As a bribe for the Taliban
B
For Farid's family who have helped Amir
C
To hide it from the hotel owner in Kabul

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

Afghanistan = home
the people are still welcoming and it feels like home

Kabul is distroyed by the war
- beggars
- homes are ruined
- trees cut down
- smells different


Slide 3 - Tekstslide

"Don't ever stare at them! Do you understand me? Never!"
Who should Amir not stare at
A
the children at the orphanage
B
the Taliban patrolling the streets
C
the beggars in the streets of Kabul

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

Taliban
beard patrol

cruelty:
- flogging
- stoning to death
- slaves
- people being hanged

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

"You say there is hope for Sohrab? I pray you don't lie, Agha. But ... you may well be too late." Why?
A
because Sohrab is dying
B
because Sohrab has just been moved to another orphanage
C
because Sohrab is taken by a Taliban member
D
because Sohrab is depressed and does not want to live

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Orphanage
many children and many mouths to feed
in return for money, the director let the Taliban take a child

Sohrab was at the orphanage
Sohrab was taken by the Taliban member

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Farid: "Nothing that you remember has survived. Best to forget."
Amir: "I don't want to forget anymore."
Which theme of the book is this related to?
A
Redemption
B
Betrayal
C
Father-son relationship
D
Politics and society

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

Who is the Taliban member that has taken Sohrab from the orphanage?
A
Walid
B
Ali
C
Assef
D
Kamal

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

How do Amir and Sohrab defeat Assef?
A
Sohrab and Amir tackle Assef and beat him
B
Amir pays Assef a large sum of money
C
Amir convinces Assef to let them both go
D
Sohrab hits Assef in the eye with his slingshot

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

Amir - Assef - Sohrab
Turns out Assef has taken Sohrab

Amir fights Assef 
In the end Sohrab fires his slingshot at Assef and blinds Assef

Amir is badly wounded
The worst laceration is to his upper lip


Slide 11 - Tekstslide

How does Rahim Khan know what happened with Amir and Hassan when they were teenagers?
A
He was present at the time
B
He read it in Amir's notebook
C
Hassan told him

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Rahim Khan's letter
Amir should judge himself too harshly and forgive himself

Baba felt guilt and also tried to redeem himself

"Everything he did, feeding the poor , building the orphanage, giving money to friends in need, it was all his way of redeeming himself."

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

At first what is Amir's plan for Sohrab?
A
Take Sohrab to America with him
B
Put Sohrab with a couple in Peshawar
C
Put Sohrab in an orphanage to later adopt him

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

Sohrab
The adoptive couple does not exist

Amir decides he and Soraya could adopt
Difficult because no official death certificate 
for Sohrab's parents
Soraya helps in this process: uncle works at IND

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

broken promise
Amir promises Sohrab to never put him in an orphanage

The easiest adoption route in through an orphanage

Sohrab tries to commit suicide


Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Which sentence from earlier in the book comes back at the very end?
A
A way to be good again
B
for you a thousand times over
C
Blood is a powerful thing
D
When you tell a lie you steal a man's truth

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

life in America
Sohrab is withdrawn and sleeps a lot

importance of family relations 
"You will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab."

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

"for you a thousand times over"
full circle

Amir would do anything for Sohrab
like Hassan would have done anything for Amir

Slide 19 - Tekstslide