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Rappaccini's Daughter | Quiz

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Rappaccini's Daughter | Quiz

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1)

What does Giovanni think he can see happening to the bouquet as Beatrice walks away? (from Pages 6-10)

Its changing into a cactus.
Its petal are illuminating the whole garden.
Its flowers are changing color.
It is beginning to wither.
2)

What does Giovanni cry at Beatrice with venom? (from Pages 15 -20)

Basketcase.
Accursed one.
Evil one.
Devil child.
3)

How does Giovanni speak when he first gets out of his inner world into his outer world? (from Pages 6-10)

In a dream.
With anger.
Like a punch drunk boxer.
In a nightmare.
4)

Who stops Giovanni in the streets? (from Pages 6-10)

Beatrice.
Rappaccini.
Baggio.
Baglioni.
5)

Who meets Giovanni at the door of his lodgings? (from Pages 6-10)

His father.
Beatrice.
Lisabetta.
Baglioni.
6)

What does the author say Giovanni's pulses had throbbed with? (from Pages 11-15)

Clotted blood.
Feverish blood.
Luminous blood.
Thin blood.
7)

What does the author say Giovanni's rage breaks forth like? (from Pages 15 -20)

An angry bull let out of its pen.
A camera flash out of a dark cloud.
A sword from a knight's side.
A lightning flash out of a dark cloud.
8)

What does Giovanni kill to prove to Beatrice he has been infected by the poisons? (from Pages 15 -20)

A lizard.
A spider.
Insects.
A dog.
9)

Why does Giovanni say it doesn't matter if Beatrice is an angel or a demon? (from Pages 6-10)

She will never harm anyone.
He can change her.
She just needs love.
He is in her sphere.
10)

Which of the following sentences does Giovanni rudely state to Baglioni? (from Pages 6-10)

Go away.
You wouldn't understand me.
Now let me pass.
You smell.
11)

How does Giovanni protect his hand? (from Pages 11-15)

With a bandage.
With a plaster.
With a scarf.
With a handkerchief.
12)

What places Giovanni at ease when he first sees Beatrice? (from Pages 11-15)

Beatrice's manner.
The clearing clouds.
Beatrice's beauty.
A sudden rainfall.
13)

What does Baglioni say Rappaccini's look was as deep as? (from Pages 6-10)

Love.
Nature.
Jesus.
Life.
14)

Which of the following ugly things about Beatrice does Giovanni find difficult to forget? (from Pages 15 -20)

The bouquet withered in her grasp.
Her scowl when he insulted her father.
Her language when he tired to touch the purple flower.
Her fingerprints left on his hand and wrist.
15)

Which of the following sentences does the man exclaim to Giovanni when he stops him? (from Pages 6-10)

How rude can you get.
Are you insane.
Please Giovanni we need to talk.
Have you forgotten me.
16)

Why does Beatrice say Rappaccini cannot touch the plant? (from Pages 11-15)

It would be fatal.
It would take months for it to recover.
It will die.
Its flowers should be left to prosper.
17)

What does Baglioni say that Rappaccini doesn't respect? (from Pages 15 -20)

The rules of the medical profession.
Family values.
The traditions of academia.
Human life.
18)

What does Beatrice say is the only thing true about her? (from Pages 11-15)

The choke of her laughter.
The keeness of her smile.
The words from her lips.
The look from her eyes.
19)

What does Beatrice say her father is fiercely acquainted with? (from Pages 15 -20)

The secrets of life.
The secrets of nature.
The scent of a woman.
The love of a woman.
20)

What does the author say Beatrice grief was beyond? (from Pages 15 -20)

Hate.
Passion.
Fear.
Love.
21)

What is Giovanni beneath as he stands just inside Rappaccini's garden? (from Pages 6-10)

A balcony.
The purple plant.
Beatrice's window.
His own window.
22)

What does Giovanni say he is conversing with Beatrice like? (from Pages 11-15)

A brother.
A lover.
A friend.
A father.
23)

What does Giovanni hear the rustling of just before Beatrice appears? (from Pages 11-15)

Leaves.
Wrapping paper.
A silken garment.
A velvet garment.
24)

Where does Rappaccini watch Beatrice and Giovanni from? (from Pages 11-15)

His garden shed.
Giovanni's bedroom.
The garden entrance.
His bedroom.
25)

What does the author say strikes a continual warfare in Giovanni's breast? (from Pages 6-10)

Hope and dread.
Tears and laughter.
Love and hate.
Excitement and boredom.
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