Someone who competes in the kite-fighting tournament

Someone who makes and sells kites

Someone who retrieves the losing kite of a kite battle

Someone who is exceptionally skilled at flying kites

Ali’s parents were killed and Baba’s father, who judged the murder trial, took him in

He was born to the Hazara servant of Baba’s father

He killed a sheep belonging to Baba’s family and was forced to become their servant as punishment

Baba and Ali had the same father

He isn’t certain who Amir’s mother was

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

Boys at school bully Amir

Amir could disappoint him by losing the kite-fighting tournament

Amir uses his birthday money to pay for the surgery

Baba pays for the surgery as a birthday gift to Hassan

Hassan steals Amir’s birthday money and uses it for the surgery

Ali steals Amir’s birthday money to pay for the surgery

Baba holds him responsible for the death of his wife (Amir’s mother), who died giving birth to Amir

Because Amir never did well in the kite-fighting tournament

Baba questions whether Amir is his biological son

Baba prefers to fly kites with Hassan

He believes Hassan, who is a Hazara, deserves to learn a lesson

He thinks Hassan wouldn’t have helped him if the roles were reversed

He and Hassan make eye-contact and Hassan silently tells Amir to run

He is afraid and also wants the blue kite, which he can only get by not interfering

His favorite book and the watch Baba gave him

The kite Baba bought him that he used to win the kite-fighting tournament

Money he received for his birthday and the watch Baba gave him

A ski mask, a length of rope, and a handful of gold coins

One of Baba’s old enemies has found Baba and wants to take revenge

The new president created a totalitarian dictatorship when he took power

The Taliban threaten to kill Baba

The invasion by the Russians has turned the country into a dangerous war zone

He tells the guard that rape is a sin against God

He calls the guard a coward who couldn’t get a woman without a gun

He says decency is even more important in times of war

He threatens to kill the guard if the guard touches the woman

Los Angeles, California

Newark, New Jersey

Reno, Nevada

Fremont, California