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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. Who remains with Scarlett to face the Yankees?
2. Why is it improper for Scarlett to attend parties and bazaars with Aunt Pittypat and Melanie?
3. Who offers to buy Tara?
4. Where is Ashley held prisoner?
5. What does Rhett ask of Scarlett when he comes to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 15 begins to show the changes in Ashley. How has the war changed him?
2. What is life like at Tara after the Yankees leave? What does Frank Kennedy confide to Scarlett about the war?
3. How does Melanie and Scarlett's relationship begin to change in Chapters 26 and 27? What events bind them together?
4. What does Scarlett ask of Rhett as the Yankees begin to invade Atlanta?
5. Why do you think Rhett joins the Confederate army even though he doesn't believe in the Cause?
6. How is Melanie's labor symbolic of the battle raging outside of Atlanta?
7. How is the war affecting Atlanta in 1864? What personal challenge does it give to Scarlett, Melanie, and those around them?
8. How does Rhett feel about the war? Why does he run the blockade?
9. What does Scarlett find when she arrives at Tara after the birth of Melanie's baby?
10. How do the impending Yankee invasion and having to care for Melanie mature Scarlett? In what ways is she beginning to change from the girl that she was?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of Tara to Scarlett. How did her feelings about Tara change through the novel? What do you think Tara represents to Scarlett?
Essay Topic 2
Like Scarlett, Rhett Butler also faced a great deal of criticism. Do you think that he was a bad person? Support your answer with evidence from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Mitchell's portrayal of the American Civil War. Do you think that her presentation is accurate? Do you think she glorifies the war or shows war's negative consequences?
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