Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood 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 - Prologue and Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

1. What does Brian ask Tibby in Chapter 2, and what is her response?

2. How does Lena organize her closet?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 3

3. How is Brian different from when he was younger?

4. What happens when Tibby suggests to Brian that they leave the dance?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 4

5. How does Carmen discover that her mother is pregnant?

6. Why does Tibby fight with her mother in Chapter 4?

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