| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| City in which Amir and Hassan grow up | Kabul | 90%
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| Color of the last kite that Hassan runs for Amir | Blue | 80%
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| Hassan's facial deformity | Harelip | 73%
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| Type of cancer that causes Baba's death | Lung | 71%
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| Islamic fundamentalist group that takes over Afghanistan's government | Taliban | 71%
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| Amir's profession | Writer | 71%
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| City in which Amir lives as an adult | San Francisco | 66%
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| Weapon used by Hassan and Sohrab | Slingshot | 66%
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| Hassan's ethnic group | Hazara | 63%
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| Author of the book | Khaled Hosseini | 63%
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| Animal that symbolizes sacrifice | Sheep | 61%
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| What Baba says is the only sin | Theft | 61%
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| Branch of Islam practiced by Hassan | Shi'a | 60%
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| Branch of Islam practiced by Amir | Sunni | 59%
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| Assef's idol and subject of the book he gives Amir for his 13th birthday | Hitler | 57%
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| What Amir hides under a mattress twice | Money | 56%
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| Amir's ethnic group | Pashtun | 54%
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| What Amir gives to Wahid's children | Watch | 54%
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| Assef's weapon of choice | Brass knuckles | 49%
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| Type of tree that symbolizes Amir and Hassan's friendship | Pomegranate | 47%
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| Place where Amir meets Soraya | Swap meet | 44%
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| Language spoken by Amir and Hassan | Farsi | 41%
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| Crime committed by the man and woman who were stoned to death | Adultery | 40%
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| Pakistani city to which Amir and Baba escape after the Soviet invasion | Peshawar | 34%
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| City in which Baba and Amir live in America | Fremont | 30%
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| Afghan city to which Amir and Baba travel with many relatives | Jalalabad | 27%
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| Nickname given to Ali by mean children; means "boogeyman" | Babalu | 26%
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| Pakistan's version of Bollywood | Lollywood | 23%
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| Name for the prayer practiced by Muslims five times a day | Namaz | 17%
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| Amir's neighborhood in Afghanistan | Wazir Akbar Khan | 16%
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| Place where Ali and Hassan go after they are driven out of Hassan's house | Hazarajat | 9%
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| Hassan's favorite story | Rostam and Sohrab | 9%
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| Common subject of jokes by Afghans | Mullah Nasruddin | 4%
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| A Muslim involved in a jihad | Mujahedin | 3%
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| Afghan game played on horseback; a calf's carcass is the subject | Buzkashi | 1%
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| A round Afghan hat worn by men | Pakol | 1%
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| Name of the mosque that catches Sohrab's attention | Shah Faisal | 1%
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