State of Fear | 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 - Introduction

1. How was Marisa's boyfriend described?

2. What is Kaolin?

3. Why is it important to the cause of global warming initiatives, that Per Einarsson change his research paper?

4. Why does Drake express concern over George's drinking habits?

5. What was George Morton involved in globally and what in particular trait did all these things have in common?

6. What things gave away the man posing as a geologist in the jungle?

7. What two things interested George Morton?