The Kite Runner. Chapters 14-16.

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Across
  1. 3. friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
  2. 5. a wedge or block placed against a wheel, to prevent it from moving
  3. 6. the condition of being weak and delicate
  4. 7. a small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece
  5. 9. give a smothered or half-suppressed laugh
  6. 10. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as armchairs
  7. 11. covered with or as with a thin layer of something
  8. 12. a light two-wheeled passenger vehicle drawn by one or more people, chiefly used in Asian countries
  9. 14. a coat worn over clothes, usually during the cold winter months in Central Asia
  10. 15. lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
Down
  1. 1. excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
  2. 2. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers
  3. 4. pointlessness or uselessness
  4. 8. lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual
  5. 13. a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby