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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 Giovanni hear when Lisabetta opens the garden gate?
(a) The singing of birds.
(b) The rustling of leaves.
(c) The howling of a wind.
(d) The swaying of trees.

2. Who does Baglioni think Rappaccini is making a study of?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Lisabetta.
(c) Himself.
(d) Beatrice.

3. Which Italian poet does the author reference in the opening of the story?
(a) Rimbaud.
(b) Dante.
(c) Fabian.
(d) Alonso.

4. How does the author describe the glance Baglioni scrutinizes Giovanni with?
(a) Funky.
(b) Humorless.
(c) Earnest.
(d) Loving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the lizard?

2. Why does Giovanni say it doesn't matter if Beatrice is an angel or a demon?

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

4. What is Rappaccini's first name?

5. Who meets Giovanni at the door of his lodgings?

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