Hopscotch 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 - Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 73, 1, 2, 116

1. What is Horacio doing in the Ponts des Arts in Chapter 1?

2. What is Rocamadour's place in La Maga and Horacio's relationship?

3. What is Horacio's goal for living in Paris?

4. How are La Maga and Horacio different?

Short Essay Question - Book 1, From the Other Side: Chapters 3, 84, 4, 71, 5, 81, 74

5. What criticism does Maga make of Horacio at the end of Chapter 3?

6. What point...
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