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Kiterunner test
LIT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When Amir says the city I now call home it implies that | He is originally from another city |
| About how old is the narrator | 38 |
| Amir compares the kites to | A pair of eyes |
| The diction used to describe the winter of 1975 suggests that | Something terrible happened |
| Which of the following lines contains an example of figurative language | They danced high above the trees on the west end of the park over the windmills floating side-by-side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco the city I now call home |
| This passage includes all of the following except | Repetition of pronouns |
| Pronoun it in the sentence I know it wasn't just Rahim Khan on the line is referring to | Past of unatoned sins |
| Amir is present in his memory of the past shows | Contrast between seasons |
| Amir refers to himself as the following except | Imposter |
| What is Hassan's response when Baba asked him if he stole the money and watch | Yes |
| What is the significance of the parallel structure in this passage | Emphasizes Amir's guilt |
| The critical transition point of the passage occurs at what line | Except Baba stunned me by saying I forgive you |
| Amir his attitude is best described as | Stunned |
| The passage includes all the following except | Alliteration |
| Who is hitting Amir with his brass knuckles | Assef |
| The tone of the passage can best be described | Elation |
| Amir compares the cracking of his ribs to | Tree branches |
| The pronoun they in this sentence here they come refers to the | Brass knuckles |
| The critical transition point of the passage occurs at what line | I don't know at what point I started laughing but I did |
| Which figurative language device is used in this sentence I ran with the wind blowing in my face and a smile as wide as the valley of Panjsher on my lips | Simile |
| How was the word on the significance in the context of the entire novel | Connects to Hassan's smile |
| The passage includes all of the following except | Personification |
| The pronoun it in this sentence because when spring comes it melts the snow one flake at a time is metaphorically referring to | Smile |
| Which literary device is being used in this sentence only a smile a tiny thing I'll leave in the woods shaking in the wake of a startled birds flight | Metaphor |
| Amir is comparing his smile to valley of panjsher and the melting snow connects to | Amir's past |
| The tone of that best describes this passage is | Hope |