Essay about 3 to 4 paragraphs Youre supposed to do a thematic  analysis  on the plot of the short story and he gives you bullets on place, time  of place, social place, crisis, etc, etc in order to build your  paragraphs. 
to  due the assignment you must read  “Bullet in the Brain” by Tabias Wolff.
https://wordsunlimited.typepad.com/files/bullet.pdf