Children of the Sea | 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 - His Narrative

1. Describe the conditions on the boat.

2. Describe the relationship between the two narrators.

3. Describe Celianne.

4. Why is the first narrator happy there are no children on board?

5. What does the male narrator remember about Miami?

6. Describe the male narrators life before he fled Haiti. What did the male narrator do?

7. Describe the old man on the boat.

8. What happens in the male narrator's dream?