Obasan | 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 - Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4

1. Why have Naomi and Uncle Isamu traveled to the coulee in Granton?

2. Who is Sigmund and how does he treat Naomi?

3. How did Naomi react to the date that she went on with her student's widowed father?

4. How is Obasan described when Naomi goes to visit her?

5. How did Naomi's Uncle die?

6. What was interesting about the marriage between Naomi's parents?

Short Essay Question - Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8