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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. Charles died how long after he and Scarlett married?
2. What does Scarlett vow to do?
3. Who stays at Tara with Scarlett and Melanie?
4. Who does Scarlett see after she runs away from the hospital?
5. Where does Scarlett go to volunteer with Aunt Pittypat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Scarlett decide she must do in order to save Tara in Chapter 32? How does she prepare for this?
2. Why do you think Scarlett flees from the hospital in Chapter 17?
3. Why did Melanie speak to Belle Watling in Chapter 13? Why is she reprimanded for this?
4. How is the war affecting Atlanta in 1864? What personal challenge does it give to Scarlett, Melanie, and those around them?
5. How is Melanie's labor symbolic of the battle raging outside of Atlanta?
6. What happens when Scarlett talks to Ashley in Chapter 6? Who overhears their conversation?
7. Who does Scarlett love when she is younger? What news does she hear that puts her feelings in danger?
8. What is the situation in Atlanta like as the Yankees draw closer in Chapter 18? How does Scarlett feel about the situation?
9. What happens when the soldier rides up to Tara in Chapter 26? What benefits does Scarlett gain from the event?
10. How does Melanie and Scarlett's relationship begin to change in Chapters 26 and 27? What events bind them together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Melanie remained loyal to Scarlett? In what ways did Melanie show her loyalty?
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
How does Scarlett represent the South in the novel? How do the narratives of Scarlett and the South parallel each other through the novel? What message could the reader take from this similarity?
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