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Gone with the Wind Quiz

This quiz is over the first part of the book "Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell.

A multiple-choice quiz by VeggiePunk. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
VeggiePunk

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
178,375

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2137

Last 3 plays: Guest 87 (10/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Bacanta (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why did Scarlett's mother marry Scarlett's father? Hint

So her sister wouldn't be able to

They fell madly in love

Her heart had been broken and she no longer cared

They were betrothed from an early age

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many boys did Ellen O'Hara give birth to? Hint

None, Scarlett just had sisters

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Question 3 of 10

3. Only one slave beating had ever occurred at Tara. Why was this? Hint

Because the groom had forgotton to brush down Gerald's horse after a ride

She lost Suellen's hairbrush

She talked back to Ellen

Someone had stolen some jewelry and Gerald beat a slave to make an example of him

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Gerald acquire Tara? Hint

It was an abandoned house and he just decided to live in it

He bought it with the money he saved working for Ellen's father

He won it in a poker game

His father handed it down to him

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Question 5 of 10

5. How old is Scarlett at the beginning of the book? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Scarlett was immensely popular with everyone in the county and had many friends.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why does Scarlett marry Charles Hamilton? Hint

She falls in love with him

She wants to be a part of Melanie's family

She feels sorry for him

She wants to make Ashley jealous

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why does Melanie agree to go to the Bazaar? Hint

She loves parties

She wants Scarlett to get out and have some fun

To help raise money for The Cause

She wants to rebel against Aunt Pittypat's strict household rules

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Melanie give Ashley for Christmas? Hint

A scarf

Expensive wine

A new jacket

New boots

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Melanie get the fabric for Ashley's Christmas present? Hint

She made it from the wool of Aunt Pittypat's pet sheep, Jackson

She had it left over from making his uniform at the beginning of the war

She saved up her money for a year and bought it from the general store

A friend sent it to her

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why did Scarlett's mother marry Scarlett's father?

Answer: Her heart had been broken and she no longer cared

Scarlett's mother, Ellen Robillard, was in love with her cousin Phillipe but received news that he had been killed in a barroom brawl. Her heart was broken and the fifteen year old announced that she would marry the short boisterous Irishman, Gerald O'Hara, some thirty-odd years her senior. Only Mammy ever knew the truth about Phillipe.

2. How many boys did Ellen O'Hara give birth to?

Answer: 3

All three boys died in infancy and all three had been named Gerald O'Hara, Junior.

3. Only one slave beating had ever occurred at Tara. Why was this?

Answer: Because the groom had forgotton to brush down Gerald's horse after a ride

Gerald was generally "nice" to his slaves and his valet, Pork, was his best friend.

4. How did Gerald acquire Tara?

Answer: He won it in a poker game

Gerald came to America from Ireland with no money and a gambling habit.

5. How old is Scarlett at the beginning of the book?

Answer: 16

Scarlett graduated from the Fayetteville Acadamy for Girls and had not willingly opened a book since.

6. Scarlett was immensely popular with everyone in the county and had many friends.

Answer: False

She was only popular with the young men and did not really have any girl friends except for Cathleen Calvert, who was described as 'empty headed'.

7. Why does Scarlett marry Charles Hamilton?

Answer: She wants to make Ashley jealous

She sees Ashley kiss Melanie as he goes off to enlist and agrees to marry Charles. He dies during the first few months of the war from pneumonia and Scarlett becomes a widow and a mother at age 17.

8. Why does Melanie agree to go to the Bazaar?

Answer: To help raise money for The Cause

The girls who were originally going to run the booth got sick and Melanie agreed to do it because the booth was small and ugly and would be at the back of the room where few people would even notice them.

9. What did Melanie give Ashley for Christmas?

Answer: A new jacket

The jacket was actually a little short because she ran out of fabric, but Ashley of course liked it nonetheless.

10. Where did Melanie get the fabric for Ashley's Christmas present?

Answer: A friend sent it to her

A wounded soldier she was nursing in the hospital died and she sent his mother, who lived in Charleston, a lock of his hair. The mother was touched and she and Melanie built up an aquaintance and when she learned Melanie had a husband in the war, the boy's mother sent her the fabric for a jacket.

Source: Author VeggiePunk

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