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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 instruction has Rhett left at Scarlett's household in Atlanta in Chapter 5?

2. What does Scarlett learn while visiting Henry Hamilton's office in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Scarlett prepare to leave Tara in Chapter 4?

4. Why are all outsiders no longer welcomed in Charleston?

5. What does Scarlett note about the house she attends a ball at in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Scarlett ask Suellen not to gossip about to others?

2. What causes Scarlett to leave Tara in Chapter 4? Why does she leave Pansy behind?

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

4. In Chapter 10, who does Scarlett go to stay with in Charleston? Who do Scarlett's hosts announce that they intend to visit? Why do people in Charleston have to walk everywhere?

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

6. What does Scarlett discover she and Rosemary have in common in Chapter 25?

7. What prevents Scarlett from visiting her children at Christmas? What does she decide to do instead?

8. How does Scarlett earn Sally's respect in Chapter 15?

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

10. In Chapter 6, what makes Scarlett think Ashley's business is in trouble? What does she decide to do to help him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the O'Haras involvement with the Fenian Brotherhood. What is the Fenian Brotherhood? To what extent is Colum involved with this organization? How does his involvement affect Scarlett?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the novel "Scarlett", Alexandria Ripley. What other books has she written? Why was she chosen to write the sequel to the immensely popular "Gone with the Wind"? How was her work received by critics?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Scarlett". Who are the members of Scarlett's family? Who are the members of Rhett's family? How important is family to Scarlett? What obstacles does Scarlett face because of her family?

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