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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 Scarlett decide to do now that Rhett is leaving?

2. Who is hated by most of Old Atlanta society?

3. What doesn't Scarlett have anymore after Bonnie's death?

4. Who won't Rhett let into the house anymore?

5. What is Scarlett shocked to find out at Aunt Pitty's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rhett buy the children? What happens to Bonnie in relationship to this gift?

2. What change does Scarlett see in Rhett after she miscarries? How does she feel about this?

3. What does Rhett do when Scarlett tells him she is pregnant? What happens to Scarlett that fulfills Rhett's words?

4. Why does Scarlett feel that she is different than other Southerners when she attends the Elsing wedding?

5. Who are Scarlett's new friends when Rhett and Scarlett return to Atlanta from New Orleans? Why doesn't Rhett like Scarlett's new friends in Atlanta?

6. Where does Scarlett find Rhett in Chapter 34? What does he tell her?

7. What does Ashley tell Scarlett in Chapter 41? How does Melanie help Scarlett get what she wants?

8. What is Scarlett determined to do before she has Frank's baby in June? Why?

9. What does Scarlett decide to buy in Chapter 36? How does she get the money for this? What are the conditions?

10. What does Scarlett realize as Melanie is dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Scarlett a feminist? Which women serve as examples of traditional womanhood in the novel? Use examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think happens to Scarlett after the end of the novel? Use the novel and Scarlett's past behavior to predict what would be likely to happen to her after the novel's end.

Essay Topic 3

Gone with the Wind was written during an earlier time period and the topic of race relations is woven through the novel. Do you think that the novel is racist? Why or why not? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer.

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