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More Than "Gone With The Wind": Margaret Mitchell

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Introduction:
"We all know she wrote a great novel set during the Civil War...but what else do you know about her?"


1. Margaret Mitchell was known by which nickname?
    Meg
    Maggie
    Peggy
    Peg


2. Margaret's second husband, John, was the ideal husband. Her first husband didn't quite fit that mold. What was the job of Margaret's first husband, Red?
    He was yellow-journalist.
    He ran guns for the mob.
    He transported bootlegged alcohol.
    He didn't work.


3. Margaret and her husband John lived seven years in an apartment, during that time she wrote "Gone With The Wind". What did she call that apartment building?
    The Dump
    The Trash Heap
    The Sheraton
    The Mansion


4. During WWII America lost many battleships. Margaret raised $63 million dollars to have one of those lost rebuilt. What was the name of that battleship?
    U.S.S. Georgia
    U.S.S. Dallas
    U.S.S. Arizona
    U.S.S. Atlanta


5. Towards what charitable organization did Margaret put forth much time and effort?
    American Red Cross
    U.S.O.
    Salvation Army
    Habitat for Humanity


6. How did Margaret Mitchell die?
    She was hit by a speeding taxi.
    She died of pneumonia.
    She drowned.
    She fell down a set of stairs.


7. Margaret wrote the last chapter of "Gone With The Wind" first.
    True
    False


8. Margaret asked her cousin if she could use her name for one of the characters of the book. Which character was named for Margaret's cousin?
    Scarlett
    Ashley
    Melanie
    Ella


9. Margaret's cousin had one condition for her name to be used. What was that condition?
    The character had to be a mother.
    There were no conditions.
    The character couldn't be the main character in the book.
    The character had to be good.


10. What event in the novel mirrored an episode of Margaret's own life?
    They both lost a child to a riding accident.
    They both helped someone give birth.
    They were both married 3 times.
    They both lost their mothers a day before they had arrived home to them.


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