Waiting to Exhale 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 - Not Dick Clark

1. How does Savannah end up meeting Lionel at the New Year's Eve party?

2. Why is Savannah moving to Phoenix?

3. What does Savannah think of herself, when she looks in the mirror?

4. What is Savannah's first impression of Lionel?

Short Essay Question - Suddenly Single

5. How does Bernadine react to John's news?

6. Why is John's decision not too surprising?

7. What have John's goals done to Bernadine?

8. What does Bernadine...
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