A Fine Balance | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Prologue, 1975

1. How do Ishvar and Om meet Maneck?

2. How do the passengers on the train react to the sudden halt in their travel?

3. How is the village, where the train makes its sudden halt, described?

4. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 1, City by the Sea

5. How does the relationship between Dina and Rustom progress?

6. What happens when Rustom goes out to buy ice cream on his third wedding anniversary?

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