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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 42 | Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tara in danger in 1866?
(a) There's no one to pick the cotton
(b) There's not enough food to feed everyone
(c) The taxes have been raised on the plantation
(d) Scarlett wants to return to Atlanta

2. What does Scarlett vow to do?
(a) Have another child
(b) Come out of the misfortune better than ever
(c) Marry Rhett
(d) Fight the Yankees with her own bare hands

3. What does Rhett tell Scarlett as he helps her escape Atlanta?
(a) Tara has been burned to the ground
(b) Ashley has been killed in the fighting
(c) He's joining the Confederate army
(d) He is coming with them to Tara

4. What does Scarlett begin to do after her visit to the Fontaines?
(a) Realize the situation is hopeless
(b) Pick cotton
(c) Prepare for her wedding with Rhett
(d) Pack to go back to Atlanta

5. What does Gerald tell Scarlett when they arrive at Tara?
(a) Tara is in the hands of the Yankees
(b) Her mother died the day before
(c) All the slaves have left the plantation
(d) Rhett has been killed in battle

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays at Tara with Scarlett and Melanie?

2. Why doesn't Gerald go to battle?

3. How much does Rhett pay to dance with Scarlett?

4. Why does Scarlett send for Mrs. Meade?

5. What adjective best describes the birth of Melanie's baby?

(see the answer key)

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