Peer Gynt | 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 - Part 1 Act 1 Scene 1

1. What is the hunting story that Peer tells his mother at the beginning of the play?

2. How does Peer's mother react to the story her son tells at the beginning of the play?

3. What does Peer's mother think makes Peer so arrogant?

4. What does Peer do when he hears that Ingrid is to be married the next day?

Short Essay Question - Part 1 Act 1 Scene 2

5. What does Peer wonder about as he heads to Ingrid's wedding?