What interrupts Sohrab's sleep after Amir is injured?

• A. A call from Soraya about visa news.
• B. An ambulance arrives to transport them to the hospital.
• C. Sohrab wakes after a nightmare.
• D. A knock at the door from a police officer.

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is how a moment of interruption reveals the characters’ impending future and deepens their relationship. In this scene, Sohrab is sleeping beside Amir after Amir is injured, and the quiet is broken by a phone call from Soraya about visa news. That call matters beyond just the disruption—it signals that there may soon be a path for Sohrab and Amir to leave danger and start a new life, tying Sohrab’s personal safety and future to Amir’s journey toward belonging and redemption.

Think about why the other possibilities don’t fit the moment as it’s described. An ambulance arriving would be part of the immediate medical response, not a nighttime interruption that happens after things have calmed. Sohrab waking from a nightmare is a plausible sleep disturbance, but the text emphasizes the real-world update of immigration news rather than a dream. A knock at the door from a police officer would introduce fear or contact from authorities, but the key moment the scene highlights is Soraya’s call about visa news, which directly advances the plot toward reconciliation and relocation.

So, the interruption embodies a shift from the immediate danger of the injury to the hopeful possibility of a future together in a new country, with Soraya’s news acting as the catalyst.