Black Wind | 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 - Introduction | Chapter 1

1. Why does Tanaka lie to Commander Ogawa in the introduction when Ogawa asks if his crew is in danger in the book's introduction?

2. Describe the death of the first two meteorologists in Chapter 1.

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2 | Chapter 3

3. Why do Sarah and the other scientists survive the same toxin that killed the two meteorologists in Chapter 1?

4. What do Dirk and Sarah surmise about the fishing trawler at the conclusion of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 4...
(read more)