Little Big Man | 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 - Foreword by a Man of Letters | Chapter 1, A Terrible Mistake

1. What is important about the coffee the wagon train carries?

2. What causes the Indians to attack the people of the wagon train?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2, Boiled Dog | Chapter 3, I Make an Enemy

3. What is the significance of butchering and cooking the dog by the Cheyenne woman?

4. What causes Younger Bear to become enraged by Jack and to exclude Jack from the boys' play?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 4, Pronghorn Slaughter