Finish the quote (AO1 + 2)

Question 1

For you

Answer 1

a thousand times over

Question 2

For you a thousand times over

Answer 2

-Hassan= showcasing unwavering loyalty + love
-Symbolism= themes of devotion + forgiveness
-Foreshadowing= sets scene for Amir’s later guilt + need for redemption
-Repetition / cyclical structure- Amir says this to Sohrab at end= reflective of Bildungsroman + complete redemption journey

Question 3

There is a way

Answer 3

to be good again

Question 4

There is a way to be good again

Answer 4

-Rahim Khan to Amir
-Hopeful tone= marks pivotal turning point for possibility of redemption= Bildungsroman

Question 5

I became what I am today at

Answer 5

the age of twelve

Question 6

I became what I am today at the age of twelve

Answer 6

-First line of the book–> creates ambiguity through ‘what I am’= draws reader into narrative to uncover its meaning
-Foreshadowing–> implies novel evolves around a critical moment in Amir’s childhood= links to themes

Question 7

There is only one sin. And that is theft. When you lie, you steal

Answer 7

someone’s right to the truth

Question 8

There is only one sin. And that is theft. When you lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth

Answer 8

-Baba’s moral philosophy= juxtaposes his own secret
-Ironic–> Baba’s moral stance= undermined by his own betrayal–> link to Hassan

Question 9

Put them under Hassan’s

Answer 9

mattress

Question 10

Put them under Hassan’s mattress

Answer 10

-Chapter 9 after Amir witnessed Hassan’s rape
-Strong themes of guilt etc

Question 11

A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who

Answer 11

won’t stand up to anything

Question 12

A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who won’t stand up to anything

Answer 12

-Baba= critiquing Amir’s lack of courage
-Link to theme of father-son relationship
-Foreshadowing= Amir’s redemption arc resolves around his decision to stand up for Sohrab

Question 13

In the end, the world

Answer 13

always wins

Question 14

In the end, the world always wins

Answer 14

-Rahim Khan–> underscores harsh realities faced by characters under Taliban rule
-Link to context + Hosseini’s intentions etc

Question 15

I ran because I was

I was afraid of Assef and what

Answer 15

a coward

he might do to me

Question 16

I ran because I was a coward

I was afraid of Assef and what he might do to me

Answer 16

-Confession about why he abandoned Hassan
-Link to unreliable narration?