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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. What will Rosemary be touring soon, as of Chapter 22?

2. Why does Scarlett begin receiving many invitations in Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of the cemetery that Scarlett visits in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Suellen?

5. What is Scarlett's impression of Eleanor Butler when she meets her for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what is preventing repairs from being done at Tara? For what reason does Scarlett offer to pay Suellen a stipend?

2. What disgusts Scarlett about the plantation Rhett is running? What potential does Scarlett see at Rhett's phosphate mine?

3. What causes a stir among the mourners in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 10, who does Scarlett go to stay with in Charleston? Who do Scarlett's hosts announce that they intend to visit? Why do people in Charleston have to walk everywhere?

5. What gives Scarlett an opportunity to contact her estranged husband, Rhett?

6. What promises does Rhett make to Mammy before she dies? What does Rhett tell Scarlett after making his promises?

7. How does Scarlett earn Sally's respect in Chapter 15?

8. Who greets Rhett, Scarlett and Rosemary at the plantation in Chapter 23?

9. Where does Scarlett ask Rhett to take her in Chapter 29? In Chapter 30, what trouble do Scarlett and Rhett get into?

10. What does Scarlett resolve to stop doing in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the genre of the novel "Scarlett"? What are some examples of other works of this genre? What are the characteristics of this genre? What are some examples of these characteristics in "Scarlett"?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the novel "Scarlett". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Why might Ripley have chosen to end the novel when she did?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Scarlett". Who are the members of Scarlett's family? Who are the members of Rhett's family? How important is family to Scarlett? What obstacles does Scarlett face because of her family?

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