Rappaccini's Daughter | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Pages 1-6

1. Which Italian poet does the author reference in the opening of the story?

2. What is the name of the city Giovanni has moved to?

3. What is the name of Giovanni's landlady?

4. What does Giovanni's landlady exclaim when she sees Giovanni?

5. Why does Giovanni's landlady originally tell Giovanni to look at the window?

6. What does Giovanni see outside window that impresses him so much?

7. What kind of stone is the fountain made from?

8. What is wrong with the fountain?

9. What does Giovanni liken the purple flowers petals to?

10. As far as which city does Lisabetta say Rappaccini is known?

11. What is the name...
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