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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the South no longer able to purchase goods or sell cotton?
(a) The Confederacy is broke
(b) The South's ships have all been sunk
(c) No other countries will trade with the South
(d) The Union has cut off access to ports

2. Who is distraught over the death of her son?
(a) Melanie
(b) Mrs. Mead
(c) Aunt Pittypat
(d) Mrs. Wavers

3. Where does Scarlett send the family when they realize the Yankees are coming?
(a) The swamp
(b) The barn
(c) The basement
(d) Twelve Oaks

4. 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 is coming with them to Tara
(d) He's joining the Confederate army

5. What makes Rhett popular in Atlanta?
(a) His charms
(b) His money
(c) His involvement with Scarlett
(d) He brings items through the blockade

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarlett decide she must do to save Tara?

2. Who offers to buy Tara?

3. What is the Confederacy doing as Melanie prepares to give birth?

4. Gerald tells Scarlett that she should marry to be what?

5. Who remains with Scarlett to face the Yankees?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the situation in Atlanta like as the Yankees draw closer in Chapter 18? How does Scarlett feel about the situation?

3. Why do you think Rhett joins the Confederate army even though he doesn't believe in the Cause?

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

5. Why do you think Scarlett flees from the hospital in Chapter 17?

6. Who comes to stay at Tara while the family waits for Ashley to return after the war? How does he help out the family?

7. Why does Gerald arrive in Atlanta to take Scarlett back home in Chapter 10? How is Scarlett able to remain in Atlanta?

8. How is the war affecting Atlanta in 1864? What personal challenge does it give to Scarlett, Melanie, and those around them?

9. How does the war affect Atlanta in the summer of 1863?

10. Chapter 15 begins to show the changes in Ashley. How has the war changed him?

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