1. Use textual evidence to support your answer
The pivotal moment in Amir’s life takes place on page 77:
“I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan – the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past – and accept whatever happened to me. Or I could run.
In the end, I ran.”
Over the next 5 minutes, reflect on this scene in The Kite Runner. In your notebook, answer the following Qs:
What was your emotional reaction to the events surrounding this passage in the book?
What do you think Amir’s motives were?
What do you think Assef’s motives were?
Use textual evidence to support your answer

2. Agree or Disagree
The author needed to include the vivid details of this scene starting on p. 75. Explain your answer.