Word Watcher - Week 3

pg 200 - 300

cohorts pg 200 - a group or company

presumptuous pg 207 - unwarranted or impertinently bold; forward

ramshackle pg 214 - loosely made or held together; shaky

animosity pg 228 - a feeling of strong dislike

rueful pg 230 - causing sorrow or pity; expressing sorrow or pity

dilapidated pg 230 -reduced to or fallen into ruin or decay

charred pg 244 - to burn or reduce to charcoal; to burn slightly

benevolence pg 248 - desire to do good to others; goodwill

succulent pg 265 - full of juice; juicy; rich in desirable qualities

Word Watcher - Week 4

pg 300 - 371

impunity pg 301 - exemption from punishment

insomniac pg 303 - a person who suffers from insomnia

paunchy pg 308 -having a large and protruding belly

obligatory pg 316 - required as a matter of obligation; mandatory

curt pg 330 - rudely brief in speech or abrupt manner

catharsis pg 357 - the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions

DIscussion Director, Week 5

21. What were people watching on the tv ?

22. What happened in the fight between Sohrab and Assef?

23. What were the consequences of Amir getting into the fight?

24. Where does Amir want Sohrab to go?

25. What happens with Sohrab in the end?

Discussion Director, Week 4

17. What did Hassan write about in the letter?

18. Why does Amir go to Kabul?

19. What does Amir over hear?

20. Where was Sohrab located?

Word Watcher - Week 2

pg 100 - 200

bazaar pg104 - market place or shopping quarter in Middle East

sluiced pg 108 - an artificial channel for conducting water, open fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating flow

tarpaulin pg 111 - a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax

lucrative pg 111 - profitable

precipitous pg 111 - extremely or impassably steep

encapsulated pg 123 - to place in or as if in a capsule

staccatos pg 123 - shortened or detached when played or sung

permeated pg 132 - to pass into or through every part of

laborious pg 150 - requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance

reticence pg 157 - disposed to be silent or not to speak freely

meticulous pg 186 - taking or showing extreme care about minute details

Discussion Director, Week 3

10. What happens with Kamul and how does it relate to Hassan ?

11. What happens in 1983?

12 What is Baba diagnosed with ?

13. Amir tries doing what ?

14. Rahim Khan knows what about Hassan?

15. Who won the Taliban v. Russian conflict?

16. What did Amir find out about Hassan?

Discussion Director, Week 2

10. Why did Amir and Baba Flee?

While reading chapter ten today, I was completely shocked at how the they just grabbed a couple of personal items to flee Kabul. They way the Russian soldiers tried to get a chance to speak to the young woman. The only way they are able to head to Pakistan to start a new life is if she speaks to them for a half hour. Baba disagreed with the actions that the Russian soldier wanted and is then held up with the gun. The Russian soldier will not back down though. I could imagine everything going on it. The only reason they have been transported was for money and will have to wait for a truck along with thirty others.