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 - Prologue, Chapters 1, 2 1. If
you were the albino attacker, would you have shot Jacques as
quickly? Why or why not? 2. Why is the opening of the book so
suspenseful? 3. If you were Langdon and the police wanted to
question you about Jacques' murder, what would you do? 4. What
are Silas' motivations, based on his actions in the first couple
of chapters? Short Essay Question - Chapters 3, 4, 5 5. What is
Langdon's reaction to the murder, up to the end of Chapter 5?
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