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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 does Colum speak to groups about?

2. Why does she demand this of the servant in Chapter 36?

3. What does Scarlett participate in in Chapter 45?

4. What does the letter that Scarlett receives in Chapter 54 indicate?

5. Who does Scarlett want as her baby's godfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Scarlett and Colum visit a fair in Chapter 52, and how does Scarlett feel about the event?

2. Why does Colum jump from the carriage in Chapter 49?

3. What rule is there in Scarlett's grandfather's house during Lent? How does Scarlett get around the rule?

4. How does Scarlett relate to the workers at Ballyhara in Chapter 59?

5. Why does Colum leave for the day in Chapter 54? What needs to be done in preparation for Scarlett's grandmother's birthday?

6. In Chapter 54, what has Scarlett's pregnancy led her to believe?

7. What causes a stir in Chapter 58?

8. In Chapter 51, what does Scarlett hate about the guests at the party thrown in her honor?

9. What makes Scarlett tear up in Chapter 35?

10. What stories circulate about the baby Scarlett just gave birth to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Rhett Butler. What are his defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does he face throughout the novel? What does the reader learn about his background and family life? Is he a good father? Husband?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the different archetypes found in the novel "Scarlett". What are some different types of archetypes and which can be found in the novel? What type of heroine is Scarlett? What type of hero is Rhett?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Scarlett's epiphany in section 5. What does Scarlett come to realize when she hears that Rhett has remarried? How does this information change her? How does it change her behavior towards Rhett?

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