The Day They Came to Arrest the Book | 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 - Chapter 1

1. Of what does Kate inform Barney regarding the school librarian?

2. Describe Deirdre Fitzgerald.

3. Describe Nora Baines.

4. What does Nora Baines tell Deirdre about censorship issues at the school?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2

5. What reaction do we see from Kate when Barney comments that "it doesn't feel right" to refer to authors as 'she' in the abstract?

6. What did Alexis de Tocqueville have to say about life in America?

7. How does Nora describe...
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