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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 does Scarlett use convicts in the sawmill rather than freed slaves?

2. Who attempts to visit Belle to thank her for giving Ashley an alibi?

3. What does Rhett notice that gives Scarlett's lies away?

4. Who does Rhett take with him to New Orleans?

5. Where does Scarlett go after she loses the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarlett realize as Melanie is dying?

2. How does Ashley escape from the Yankees who are after him for his participation in the shantytown raid?

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

4. How does Rhett react to Scarlett's declaration of love?

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

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

7. What does Scarlett realize as she goes home through the thick fog?

8. How does Rhett react to Bonnie's death?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Scarlett faced a great deal of criticism from other characters in the novel. Why did Scarlett receive such negative reactions from Atlanta society and those around her? Do you think these reactions were justified? Do you think Scarlett was a bad person?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ashley Wilkes with Rhett Butler. How does each of these men represent the South?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Scarlett and Melanie. How does Mitchell illustrate the Old and New South through these two women?

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