At what age does Amir decide to take responsibility for his actions?

• A. 28
• B. 50
• C. 38
• D. 22

Answer: (C)

This question tests how Amir’s moral growth and willingness to take responsibility for his past actions are shown in the narrative. The decisive moment comes when he chooses to go back to Afghanistan to rescue Sohrab and then bring him to the United States, promising to protect and care for him. That act is a concrete, courageous step of atonement, moving from guilt to action and showing he will bear the consequences of the past he once avoided. Based on the timeline, Amir is born in 1963 and the rescue occurs around 2001, which makes him about 38 at that turning point. The age aligns with when he makes that explicit commitment to take responsibility for the consequences of his earlier choices. Other ages would place the moment earlier in the story, before this act of rescue and commitment, so they don’t fit the moment of decisive responsibility.