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

2. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's impatience when he talks to the professor?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Manic.
(c) Feverish.
(d) Angry.

3. Who does Baglioni tell Giovanni he grew up side by side with?
(a) Rappaccini's brother.
(b) Giovanni's mother.
(c) Rappaccini.
(d) Giovanni's father.

4. What does the author say Lisabetta's smile looks like?
(a) A carving in wood.
(b) A paper cut.
(c) A bullet wound.
(d) A crack in a stone.

5. What does Beatrice call the plant's breath?
(a) The breath of death.
(b) The breath of luck.
(c) The breath of life.
(d) The breath of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the strange plants doing to each other as they bask in the sun?

2. What does the writer say Beatrice's voice is as rich as?

3. How does Rappaccini greet Baglioni?

4. What color is the lizard?

5. What kills the lizard?

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