Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place 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 1-7

1. What did the author and her mother do when they got news of the tumor?

2. What caused the LDS prophet to end church meetings one Sunday?

3. What did the author talk about at the beginning of the chapter entitled Barn Swallows?

4. What did the author compare her mother to during her chemotherapy treatment?

5. What did the author discuss at the beginning of the chapter entitled Peregrine Falcon?

6. Why did the author say she liked to go to the...
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