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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What passes over Giovanni like a shadow?
(a) Faintness.
(b) Shivers.
(c) Love.
(d) Laughter.

2. Who does Giovanni say Beatrice should wear the flowers for the sake of?
(a) God.
(b) Her father.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her mother.

3. Who passes Baglioni and Giovanni as they talk?
(a) Lisabetta.
(b) Rappaccini.
(c) Baggio.
(d) Beatrice.

4. What is wrong with the fountain?
(a) It is cracked down the middle.
(b) It's figurehead has no head.
(c) It is covered in moss.
(d) It sprays water in three different directions.

5. What does Giovanni think has an immortal spirit?
(a) The fountain.
(b) The purple flower.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) His apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Giovanni think the insect dies?

2. What does Liabetta say a young man in Padua would give to be among Rappaccini's flowers?

3. What does the author compare Beatrice's voice to when she accepts the bouquet?

4. What does Giovanni see Beatrice do when she sees the purple plant?

5. What word does the author use to describe Lisabetta's face?

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