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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giovanni beneath as he stands just inside Rappaccini's garden?

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

3. What does the author say Lisabetta's smile looks like?

4. What does Baglioni think Rappaccini should be held strictly accountable for?

5. What is Baglioni a professor of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baglioni say Giovanni should be wary of Rappaccini?

2. How does the lizard die?

3. Describe the journey from Giovanni's house to Rappiccini's garden?

4. What does this section suggest about Giovanni's life thus far?

5. What does this section say about the relationship Baglioni has with Rappaccini?

6. What is Giovanni's initial opinion of Rappaccini?

7. How does this opening section express Giovanni's youthful energy?

8. How does the author describe Rappaccini's garden?

9. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?

10. How does the insect die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would Beatrice coped with life if she had lived? Could she ever escaped the garden?

Essay Topic 2

How does falling in love cause problems for Giovanni? How could he have the troubles that eventually occur at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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