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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stops Giovanni in the streets?
(a) Baglioni.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Baggio.
(d) Rappaccini.

2. How does Giovanni expect the professor to respond to Rappaccini's name?
(a) Cordially.
(b) Amusingly.
(c) Lovingly.
(d) Angrily.

3. What does the author say the wine has caused Giovanni's brain to do?
(a) Explode.
(b) Blur.
(c) Pulsate.
(d) Swim.

4. What does Beatrice do when she first approaches the purple shrub in this section?
(a) Pets its stem.
(b) Drops to her knees.
(c) Throws open her arms.
(d) Screams into its pollen.

5. How does Rappaccini greet Baglioni?
(a) Calmly.
(b) Coldly.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Respectfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice tell the plant she is faint with?

2. What does Baglioni say Rappaccini's look was as deep as?

3. How does Baglioni know Giovanni?

4. What are the strange plants doing to each other as they bask in the sun?

5. What does the author say strikes a continual warfare in Giovanni's breast?

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