Question

Kite Runner
Chapter 3 Review Questions

1.How does Amir describe Baba? What does this reveal about Amir’s perceptions of him?

2.Why does Amir pretend he has cancer? How is this significant?

3.According to the Mullahs at school, what action that Baba does frequently is a sin? According to Baba, what is the only sin?

4.What happened to Baba’s father (pg 18)? How could this affect how Baba is as a father?

5.What does Amir overhear Baba and Rahim Khan talking about? How does this affect him?

Answer 1

1. Amir described baba as a source of nature. This reveals that Amir respected his baba as well as afraid of him.

2. Amir pretended he has cancer because he wanted baba to talk with him. This is significant because Amir is not like other neighbourhood boys.

3. According to Mullah drinking is a sin. According to baba, the only sin is theft.

4. Baba’s father was stabbed in the throat by a thief. This affected in Robbing baba of a father and making stealing the most wretched act.

5. Baba said to Rahim khan that if he did not saw Amir being born he would never believe him as his son. This affect him in deepest part of his heart and changed him into a mean streak.