Play with a Tiger Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. Anna chooses a less conventional role than that found in many marriages.
Part 1) Why does she do this?

Part 2) Does this make her life more difficult? Why or why not?

Part 3) How is this choice affected by those around her?

2. Anna and Tom are vastly different.
Part 1) Describe both characters. Are they able to understand one another? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why might these two vastly different people have dated in the first place?

Part 3) Could their marriage have worked? Why or why not?