What is Kabul like on Amir's journey, according to Farid?

• A. The city is intact and vibrant.
• B. Kabul is prosperous and peaceful.
• C. The devastation is total: rubble, fatherless children.
• D. The city is quiet and empty.

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is how Kabul is described through Farid’s eyes during Amir’s journey—a city marked by destruction and hardship rather than beauty or peace. Farid’s account emphasizes the extent of ruin: streets littered with rubble, bombed or damaged buildings, and many children who have lost their fathers. This portrayal captures a sense of total devastation that shapes Amir’s experience and the mood of the journey. That’s why the option describing devastation with rubble and fatherless children is the best fit. The other images—Kabul being intact and vibrant, prosperous and peaceful, or quiet and empty—don’t align with Farid’s depiction of a city scarred by years of conflict.