What does Amir do that prompts his father to tell him he is proud of his son?
Amir graduates high school and the age of 20
, which prompts Baba to share his pride.
What signs from his childhood does Amir think of that support this idea that his father is also Hassan's father?
What signs from his childhood does Amir think of that support the idea that his father is also Hassan's father? The signs from his childhood are
Baba's fixing of Hassan's harelip, his never missing Hassan's birthday, calling Hassan and Ali family although they were servants, and weeping when they left.
What favorite activity does Amir do that his father can't stand?
What favorite pastime does Amir have that his father just can't stand?
Writing
. How did Amir's family come to know Ali? Amir's father is friends with Ali and hired him and Hassan as their servants.
Who asks Amir's father for identification when he writes a check?
Summary: Chapter 11
Baba
, who works at a gas station now, has had difficulty adjusting to life in the U.S. One day, in a convenience store he often shops at, he overturns a magazine rack because the manager asks for ID when Baba tries to pay with a check.
Where do Amir and his father wait with the others as new truck parts are ordered?
Where do Amir and his father wait with the others trying to leave Afghanistan as new truck parts are ordered?
For a week they stay in a basement
. Amir listens to his father speak with Kamal's father.
What does Baba think is the only sin?
Baba tells him that there is only one sin:
theft
. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Murdering a man, for instance, is stealing his life.
What is Baba's famous nickname?
Baba the Legend
Rahim Khan gives Baba his “famous nickname,
Toophan agha, or ‘Mr. Hurricane'”
(3.2). At times Baba seems untouchable – unreachable – because he towers over ordinary men. Needless to say, he also towers over ordinary children like Amir.
Why did Baba sleep with Sanaubar?
The reason because Baba slept with Sanaubar was
maybe because He didn't wanted her to be devoid of motherhood and Ali may had consented to
this too for the same reasons.
Is Hassan Amir's brother?
Hassan was actually the son of Sanaubar and Baba, making him
Amir's half brother
.
Why does Amir wear a fake beard?
According to the Taliban,
a man who shaves his beard is committing a sin
, and they make it their job to punish any person caught sinning. Shaving was one of many illegal acts under the Taliban, which is why Amir bought a fake beard before entering the country.
Who are the only three real men?
“There are only three real men in this world, Amir,” he'd say. He'd count them off on his fingers:
America the brash saviour, Britain and Israel
. “The rest of them-” he used to wave his hand and make a phht sound “-they're like gossiping old women.”
Why does Amir think that he and Soraya can't have a child?
Why does Amir think he and Soraya cannot have children?
He feels it is punishment for his past
. After Amir's novel is accepted for publication, what does he reminisce about? Amir thinks about his father and that his book would have made Baba proud.
What is Baba diagnosed with?
Baba is diagnosed with
lung cancer
but refuses to receive treatment.
Why does Amir start laughing when Assef is beating him?
Before he challenges Amir to a fight, Assef tells a story about the time he was imprisoned. He says he began to laugh
as a guard kicked him because it ended the pain he suffered from his kidney stone
. Amir's laughing, though stemming from the relief of a different pain, clearly mirrors Assef's.
What one last request does Amir have for his father after he is released from the hospital?
Baba then refuses radiation treatment. After Baba is released from the hospital, Amir asks his
father to visit the General and ask for his daughter's hand in marriage
, and Baba agrees to do this.
What does Amir find out about Baba's health?
What does Amir find out about Baba's health?
Baba has an advanced form of cancer that cannot be cured
.
