Gone With the Wind: The Novel Trivia Quiz

Answer: Brent and Stuart Tarleton

Scarlet is so stunned at this news that she absently agrees to eat barbecue with the Tarleton twins as well as save them all the waltzes.

Answer: True

After the births of Scarlett, Suellen, and Carreen, Ellen and Gerald O'Hara had three sons, all named Gerald O'Hara, Jr., who died in infancy.

Answer: Raiford Calvert

After Raif is killed at Gettysburg, Scarlett remembers happier times with her county beaux.

Answer: Grandma Fontaine

Grandma Fontaine tells Scarlett this story after the war to impress upon her that she is a survivor as well.

Answer: False

Ellen had already been buried next to her infant sons by the time Scarlett gets home, unlike in the movie where she is laid out in the parlor.

Answer: Suellen

Suellen tried to get her father to sign the Iron Clad Oath stating he had never given aid or comfort to the Confederacy because he could get money for doing it; unfortunately, just as he was about to pick up the pen, Suellen made the mistake of saying that the white trash Slatterys and Scotch-Irish McIntoshes had also signed it. Gerald, whom she had gotten drunk, took off on his horse and broke his neck trying to jump a fence.

Answer: four

Scarlett had Wade Hampton by Charles Hamilton, Ella Lorena by Frank Kennedy, Bonnie Blue by Rhett Butler, and one miscarriage caused by a spectacular fall down a staircase trying to slap Rhett when he told her maybe she'd have a miscarriage.

Answer: Caveat Emptorium

Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". Scarlett, who rarely cracked a book during her time at the Fayetteville Female Academy, was ignorant enough to think it sounded grand and actually had a sign made up.

Answer: Will Benteen

Will announced he was going to marry Suellen at Gerald's funeral to still the gossiping tongues.

Answer: Archie

Archie was an ex-con whom Melanie had befriended and lent out to her friends as a driver. Scarlett was attacked in Shantytown driving alone because Archie refused to take her anywhere after discovering she was leasing convicts to work at the lumber mill.

Answer: Fanny Elsing

In order to save the raiders, Rhett made it appear that Frank Kennedy and Tommy Wellburn, Fanny Elsing's husband, had a shootout over one of Belle's girls in a vacant lot, instead of being killed in the raid.

Answer: Franklin

The Atlanta Old Guard didn't believe Rhett had been in the army because he had not served in the infantry or cavalry along with everyone else due to his attendance at West Point.

Answer: rum

Though the film portrayed it as whiskey, Rhett poured Mammy a tumbler full of rum. He also diluted a glass of claret for Wade Hampton to toast his new baby sister with.

Answer: Mrs. Merriweather

Mrs. Merriweather wanted to expand her bakery but had no collateral to secure the loan; Rhett pulled some strings at the bank for her and got her the money as part of his plan to win the acceptance of the Old Guard for Bonnie's sake.

Answer: dark

Bonnie would often wake up screaming if she was left to sleep without a light on; Scarlett told Rhett just to let her scream and she would get over it, but Rhett humored his daughter.

Answer: India, Archie, and Mrs. Elsing

Ironically, this was the one time Scarlett was not throwing herself at Ashley, but merely exchanging a friendly hug after reminiscing about the old days.

Answer: Melanie

Rhett made this statement after Melanie threw India out of her house and stuck up for Scarlett at Ashley's birthday party.

Answer: Charleston

Rhett took his daughter to Charleston to meet his family. Prissy accompanied them as Bonnie's nurse. He had no intention of ever returning to Atlanta and Scarlett, but Bonnie missed her mother.

Answer: Ashley Wilkes

Rhett and Melanie got together after Scarlett's miscarriage and concocted a plan where Rhett would secretly give Melanie the money to have Ashley buy Scarlett out.

Answer: 28

Scarlett was 16 at the start of the book and 28 at the end of it.