The Kentucky Cycle | 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 - Play One, Masters of the Trade

1. Explain the significance of the fact that Earl Tod speaks Cherokee in Play One, Masters of the Trade, when he first hears someone approaching him from the woods.

2. What does the infected blanket Michael Rowen gives the Indians in Play One, Masters of the Trade, symbolize?

3. What does Michael Rowen claim his life is like prior to coming to Kentucky?

4. What do Taskwan's statement that the land Michael Rowen wants is cursed and Dragging Canoe's statement that the land is dark and bloody in...
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