Sophie's Choice | 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 - Chapter 1

1. Describe Stingo's feelings about his job and where he moved from to New York.

2. What types of behavior did Stingo indulge in that his new boss at McGraw-Hill hated?

3. What does he do about not knowing anyone in New York, being a young man interested in women? How is that stopped?

4. How does Farrell feel about Stingo and what does he say to Stingo about his job and his life?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 2

5. Tell the story of how Stingo's father got...
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