A Moveable Feast | 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 - A Good Cafe on the Place St.-Michel

1. What is Hemingway's wife excited about when he returns to their apartment at the beginning of the book?

2. How does finishing a story make Hemingway feel?

3. Why is Hemingway writing about Michigan while he is in Paris?

4. Where does Hemingway do a lot of his writing?

Short Essay Question - Miss Stein Instructs

5. How does Stein think Hemingway views homosexuals?

6. Why does Hemingway say he feels the way he does about homosexuals?