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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say is a madness to Giovanni?
(a) The garden's rich beauty.
(b) Rappaccini's deep intelligence.
(c) Beatrice's rich beauty.
(d) Beatrice's rich voice.

2. What does Rappaccini think all medicinal virtues are comprised with?
(a) Fruit poisons.
(b) Vegetable poisons.
(c) Botanic poisons.
(d) Pollen poisons.

3. What kind of wine do Giovanni and the professor drink?
(a) Tuscan wine.
(b) Hungarian wine.
(c) Naples wine.
(d) French wine.

4. What does the author say Giovanni's withered guide leads him through?
(a) A misty night.
(b) Darkly lit corridors.
(c) A starry night.
(d) Obscure passages.

5. What does Giovanni throw down at Beatrice?
(a) His favorite book of poems.
(b) The bouquet of flowers.
(c) Food.
(d) His wallet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giovanni's surname?

2. Who has caused Giovanni's sudden suspicions?

3. What does Baglioni say Rappaccini look lacked?

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

5. How does Beatrice react when she sees the dead lizard?

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