Baseball in April and Other Stories 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 - Broken Chain

1. Describe Alfonso's family life.

2. Describe how the local baseball team in "Broken Chain" is doing in its season.

3. Describe Alfonso's physical state.

4. Who is Sandra.

5. What does Alfonso do that almost ruins his planned date?

6. Describe what happens at the end of "Broken Chain."

Short Essay Question - Baseball in April

7. Describe Jesse.

8. What happens at the Little League try outs?

9. Who is Manuel.