1. Write about a time when you were faced with a tough decision. Explain your actions and how you decided what to do. Did your conscience play a part in your decision?

A time when I was faced with a tough decision was when.......I decided to do what I did because.......My conscience did play a huge part in my decision because.....


2. Prediction: What do you think the narrator does next? (after the man helps the injured runner)


3. What does this statement mean? "Basking in personal glory on the altar of ego, I figure, is never worth it."


4. Use the three vocabulary words to explain what happens to the runner. (envelopes, moot, smoldered)