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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. Who does Melanie break ties to over Scarlett?
2. What does Scarlett name her daughter?
3. Who does the funeral service for Gerald?
4. Where does Frank tell Scarlett he has to go?
5. How does Rhett change toward Scarlett when she returns to Atlanta?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Scarlett realize as Melanie is dying?
2. What happens to Scarlett and Rhett in Chapter 50? How does Rhett feel about this change in their lives?
3. What advice does Old Mrs. Fontaine give Scarlett in Chapter 40?
4. What does Scarlett decide to do in Chapter 51? What is Rhett's reaction to this?
5. What does Rhett do after he and Scarlett sleep together after the party?
6. What does Scarlett learn about Ashley and Frank in Chapter 45? What happens to Frank?
7. Why are the Yankees angry with Scarlett, Frank, and Aunt Pittypat in Chapter 37?
8. Why is Melanie angry at the people of Atlanta in Chapter 55? How does she prove her loyalty to Scarlett once again?
9. How have Scarlett's feelings toward Ashley changed? What do India, Archie, and Mrs. Elsing see?
10. Where does Scarlett find Rhett in Chapter 34? What does he tell her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Scarlett and Melanie. How does Mitchell illustrate the Old and New South through these two women?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the significance of the novel's title. Why do you think Mitchell called the novel "Gone with the Wind?" What do you think Mitchell is trying to say about the novel with this title? What aspects or characters illustrate the theme of "Gone with the Wind?" What other titles do you think would fit the novel? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Mitchell's portrayal of the American Civil War. Do you think that her presentation is accurate? Do you think she glorifies the war or shows war's negative consequences?
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