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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 is Scarlett told as she helps Melanie have her baby?
2. Why does Scarlett look for Dr. Mead?
3. Why is Jonas Wilkerson dismissed from Tara?
4. What does Scarlett vow as the war ends?
5. Why does Scarlett resent some of the returning soldiers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 15 begins to show the changes in Ashley. How has the war changed him?
2. What is the situation in Atlanta like as the Yankees draw closer in Chapter 18? How does Scarlett feel about the situation?
3. Who comes to stay at Tara while the family waits for Ashley to return after the war? How does he help out the family?
4. What is life like at Tara after the Yankees leave? What does Frank Kennedy confide to Scarlett about the war?
5. How is the war affecting Atlanta in 1864? What personal challenge does it give to Scarlett, Melanie, and those around them?
6. How does Scarlett become the head of Tara after her return with Melanie and the babies?
7. Why do you think Rhett joins the Confederate army even though he doesn't believe in the Cause?
8. Why is Scarlett jealous of the young women in Atlanta? Why do you think she feels this way?
9. How does Rhett feel about the war? Why does he run the blockade?
10. What does Scarlett decide she must do in order to save Tara in Chapter 32? How does she prepare for this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Scarlett loved Ashley? Do you think that it was real love or Scarlett's imagination? How did her love for Ashley differ from her love for Rhett?
Essay Topic 2
How is the South transformed by the Civil War, according to Mitchell? Do you think her portrayal of the Old and New South are accurate?
Essay Topic 3
What does Scarlett mean at the end of the book when she says that tomorrow is another day? What does this quote illustrate about Scarlett's life philosophy? What behaviors does Scarlett exhibit during the novel that illustrate this philosophy?
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