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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 news does Scarlett have for Frank?

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

3. Why is Scarlett disappointed that Rhett won't give her more money?

4. What/Who does Bonnie become afraid of when she is around two?

5. Rhett sends Scarlett a telegraph to tell her what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Wade and Ella experience that Rhett doesn't want to happen to Bonnie? What does he decide to do about it?

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

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

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

5. What advice does Old Mrs. Fontaine give Scarlett in Chapter 40?

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

7. What happens to Scarlett and Rhett in Chapter 50? How does Rhett feel about this change in their lives?

8. What decision does Scarlett make about labor at the mills? What problems does this cause?

9. What does Rhett plot with Melanie about in Chapter 57?

10. What does Scarlett learn about Ashley and Frank in Chapter 45? What happens to Frank?

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

Discuss the theme of land in the novel. What does land represent? How do the characters, particularly Scarlett, relate to the land?

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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