| Fact | Character |
| For safety, Mrs. Wiles and Mrs. Hamilton flee to | |
| ...where they live with | |
| Mrs. Wilkes gives birth to | |
| When the Yankees siege Atlanta, who comes to leading lady's rescue? | |
| He takes them back to | |
| ...where they learn that which of Mrs. Hamilton's family has died after the Yankees came through | |
| Eventually, the Civil War ends, and Mrs. Hamilton remarries this storekeeper. | |
| ....who was originally courting | |
| Nine months later, Mrs. Kennedy gives birth to child #2 | |
| ...whose father is killed in a | |
| ...in which this renegade blockader and this soldier and gentleman were also involved in | |
| Shortly after her husband's death, leading lady remarries husband #3, who is | |
| The couple moves into a house on | |
| ...in what city? | |
| In time, leading lady gives birth to child #3, called | |
| ...who dies of | |
| ...which was caused by | |
| The final stake in the coffin is the death of | |
| ...whose cause of death is | |
| Just before she dies, what does Mrs. Wilkes tell Mrs. Butler? | |
| Mrs. Butler realizes after her friend's death that she loved both her first sister-in-law, and her husband | |
| This man walks away from his marriage, uttering these famous words | |