Watership Down | 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 | Chapter 2

1. Describe Fiver.

2. What premonition does Fiver have?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

3. Why does Hazel believe his brother's premonition?

4. Why does Bigwig decide to join the others in finding a new warren?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

5. Who is El-ahrairah?

6. In what way does Hazel start showing his leadership skills in chapter 5?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 7 | Chapter 8

7. How do the...
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