Saville 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, Chapter 1 | Part 1, Chapter 2

1. Describe the house the Savilles move into just outside of Saxton.

2. How is Colin different from Andrew?

Short Essay Question - Part 1, Chapter 3

3. How does Harry feel about his family's vacation to the seashore?

4. Why does Harry decide to go to a different beach in Part 1, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Question - Part 1, Chapter 4

5. How did Harry build his bomb shelter?

6. What happened when Colin and Harry went...
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