The Kite Runner - Chapter 4

Chapter 4:

1. Why do Baba and Ali have an unconventional master-servant relationship?
2. Why does Amir think that John Wayne is Iranian?
3. What phrase does Amir carve in the pomegranate tree? What does that phrase mean?
4. What was Hassan’s reaction toward the story invented by Amir?
5. How does Rahim Khan criticize Amir’s story?

Answers:

1. Baba and Ali have an unconventional master-servant relationship because Ali was adopted by Baba`s family, so they grow together, playing children games as Amir and Hassan does.
2. Amir thinks John Wayne is a Iranian because the voice that the actor has in the movies was Iranian.
3. The phrase that Amir carve in the pomegranate tree was "Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul". That menas that tree now belongs to them, as a reminder of their friendship.
4. Hassan`s reaction toward the story invented by Amir was of surprice, because for him it was the best story that he have ever heard, so he began to clap to demostrate that.
5. Rahim Khan criticize Amir`s story as a master piece. He told Hassan he have a God-given talent. Also he said that Amir duty was to make count this talent.