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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ashley held prisoner?

2. What makes Rhett popular in Atlanta?

3. Where does Scarlett send the family when they realize the Yankees are coming?

4. What does Ashley fear?

5. Who tries to donate money to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Scarlett and her family go in Chapter 5? What does Scarlett hope to do there?

2. What does Scarlett find in Atlanta when she and Mammy return to find Rhett?

3. What is life like at Tara after the Yankees leave? What does Frank Kennedy confide to Scarlett about the war?

4. What does Scarlett decide she must do in order to save Tara in Chapter 32? How does she prepare for this?

5. What does Scarlett ask of Rhett as the Yankees begin to invade Atlanta?

6. How does Scarlett become the head of Tara after her return with Melanie and the babies?

7. What happens when the soldier rides up to Tara in Chapter 26? What benefits does Scarlett gain from the event?

8. Why does Dr. Mead refuse to come to help with Melanie's baby?

9. What does Scarlett sneak to do in Chapter 11? What does she discover?

10. How does Melanie and Scarlett's relationship begin to change in Chapters 26 and 27? What events bind them together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Scarlett and Melanie. How does Mitchell illustrate the Old and New South through these two women?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Scarlett was a good mother? Compare her actions and feelings with those of Scarlett's mother, Ellen.

Essay Topic 3

Gone with the Wind was written during an earlier time period and the topic of race relations is woven through the novel. Do you think that the novel is racist? Why or why not? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer.

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