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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. Where do Scarlett and Colum ride to in Chapter 53?

2. What is Scarlett enamored by at the street market in Chapter 47?

3. At what point does Scarlett's joy in the Ballyhara project become lost?

4. What does the blacksmith at first refuse to do in Chapter 62?

5. What does Colum advise Scarlett to do in Chapter 44?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Scarlett to faint in Chapter 55? How does Colum explain Scarlett's fainting to a young cousin?

2. What causes a stir in Chapter 58?

3. What does Scarlett's grandfather offer her in Chapter 42, and under what conditions?

4. What does Scarlett give to Colum when they arrive in Ireland?

5. What rule is there in Scarlett's grandfather's house during Lent? How does Scarlett get around the rule?

6. Why does Maureen laugh about Scarlett's grandfather ruining his birthday dinner?

7. Why does the bank's president make a fuss over Scarlett in Chapter 38? What does Scarlett suspect about her grandfather after her bank visit?

8. What happens when Scarlett and Colum visit a fair in Chapter 52, and how does Scarlett feel about the event?

9. What does Scarlett find out when she goes to the store run by her uncles, James and Andrew?

10. Why does Colum leave for the day in Chapter 54? What needs to be done in preparation for Scarlett's grandmother's birthday?

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

Analyze and interpret the character Rhett Butler. What are his defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does he face throughout the novel? What does the reader learn about his background and family life? Is he a good father? Husband?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character Scarlett. What are her defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does she face throughout the novel? What are her goals and motives?

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