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Why does Amir get in trouble at the flea market?
Amir often goes over to the Taheri’s table at the flea market to steal glances at Soraya. This is turning into a full-fledged obsession. Or, as some would call it, a romance. One day at the flea market, Amir asks Baba if he wants a Coke.
What does Amir do for a living?
What does Amir do for a living? He is a writer.
What do Baba and Amir do for a second income?
What did Baba and Amir do to supplement their income? They sold items at a flee market that they had gotten at garage sales.
What do Amir and Baba do on the weekends to make extra money?
What are Baba and Amir doing in San Jose on weekends? Going around to garage sales and buying stuff, then they are going to the San Jose Flea Market in order to make a profit and visit with former people from Kabul and Afghanistan.
What happened to Baba at the flea market that they call 911?
Q. What happened to Baba at the flea market that they had to call 911? Q. Baba accepted radiation therapy.
What weakness of Amir’s does Baba find himself apologizing for?
What “weakness” of Amir’s does Baba have to apologize for in chapter 10? Baba apologizes for Amir’s car sickness.
What favorite activity does Amir do that his father just 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.
How is Amir intelligent?
Amir. The narrator and the protagonist of the story. Amir is the sensitive and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman in Kabul, and he grows up with a sense of entitlement. Ultimately he does so through courage and self-sacrifice, and he tells his story as a form of penance.
Why didn’t Baba refer to Ali as his friend?
They grew up as childhood playmates. Why didn’t Baba refer to Ali as his friend? He didn’t refer to Ali as his friend because Ali was Baba’s father’s servant. Amir didn’t refer to Hassan as his friend because Amir was Pashtun Sunni and Hassan was Hazara Shi’a.
Why did Baba refuse food stamps?
Baba seemed more content in an area with lots of Afghan people, but Baba refuses because he knows that Fremont is better for Amir. Mrs. Dobbins, their eligibility officer, offers them food stamps, but Baba refuses to take ‘free money. ‘ He doesn’t want to take a chance that another Afghan would see him taking charity.