Banker to the Poor: The Autobiography of Muhammad Yunus 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, Number 20 Boxirhat Road, Chittagong

1. Describe Yunus's childhood home on Boxirhat Road.

2. What influence does each of Yunus's parents have on him?

3. How does Yunus describe his Bengali school?

4. What happens during the Partition in 1947?

5. What happens to Yunus's mother, Sofia?

6. What does Yunus do for money in his youth?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2, A Bengali in America

7. How does Yunus pay for the printing business he starts in the early...
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