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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 must Rhett help Scarlett do before she will agree to leave Charleston?

2. What is Tara?

3. Why does Scarlett agree to be Rosemary's chaperone in Chapter 22?

4. What do Scarlett and the family take to the Confederate Home in Chapter 21?

5. What was Sister Mary Joseph's name before joining the convent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarlett arrange for India at her store in Chapter 6?

2. What causes a stir among the mourners in Chapter 1?

3. What promises does Rhett make to Mammy before she dies? What does Rhett tell Scarlett after making his promises?

4. Why does Scarlett volunteer to chaperone Rosemary on a visit to Rhett's plantation?

5. Where does Rhett tell Mrs. Cooper he will take Tommy? Where does he actually take Tommy?

6. What is Scarlett's response when Eleanor asks her if she wants another child?

7. What disgusts Scarlett about the plantation Rhett is running? What potential does Scarlett see at Rhett's phosphate mine?

8. In Chapter 3, what is preventing repairs from being done at Tara? For what reason does Scarlett offer to pay Suellen a stipend?

9. What does Scarlett resolve to stop doing in Chapter 9?

10. Who is missing from the party that greets Scarlett at Tara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the love triangle between Scarlett, Rhett and Anne, as well as the love triangle between Scarlett, Rhett and Luke. How do Anne and Luke affect the relationship between Scarlett and Rhett? Do they ever pose a real threat to Scarlett's relationship with Rhett?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of jealousy in the novel "Scarlett". Who is jealous of whom and why? Does this jealousy affect the behavior of the jealous? Do they have reason to be jealous?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Scarlett's bond with Tara. What does Tara mean to Scarlett? Why might it mean this to her? What does she feel about Tara as she grows and experiences new places? Does Scarlett's opinion, or reliance, on Tara change throughout the novel?

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