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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. Why do some people believe in Scarlett's innocence?

2. What does Rhett propose to Scarlett?

3. Who does Scarlett feel has been supporting her all this time?

4. Who does Scarlett shun in Atlanta?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Scarlett's marriage to Rhett different than her previous two marriages?

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

3. Why does Scarlett return to Tara in Chapter 39?

4. Why is Melanie angry at the people of Atlanta in Chapter 55? How does she prove her loyalty to Scarlett once again?

5. What does Rhett ask Scarlett after Frank's death? What is her response?

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

7. How have Scarlett's feelings toward Ashley changed? What do India, Archie, and Mrs. Elsing see?

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

9. 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?

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

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

Like Scarlett, Rhett Butler also faced a great deal of criticism. Do you think that he was a bad person? Support your answer with evidence from the novel.

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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