Iceberg 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, Chapter One

1. Who is on patrol in the beginning of the book and what do they find?

2. What do the people in Question #1 do about their find? Who sees them do this?

3. Who is Lee Koski and what is he watching on his deck during a storm?

4. What does Koski tell his subordinate to do about the new people on his ship? Why is Koski puzzled?

5. Who does Lt. Dover bring first to Koski and what does that person do? What is Koski's...
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