Barabbas 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 - Pages 1 through 21

1. Describe Barabbas' appearance.

2. Describe Jesus as Barabbas sees him.

3. How do the characters react when the hill goes dark?

4. Describe the hare-lipped girl.

5. Describe what the characters do at the fat woman's house.

6. What do Barabbas and the characters at the fat woman's house discuss?

7. To what do the characters at the fat woman's house attribute the halo Barabbas describes seeing?

8. What statement does the fat...
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