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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 15 -20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Giovanni's surname?
(a) Baggio.
(b) Baglioni.
(c) Rappaccini.
(d) Guasconti.

4. What does Giovanni say he is conversing with Beatrice like?
(a) A brother.
(b) A friend.
(c) A lover.
(d) A father.

5. What person does Giovanni least expect sympathy from?
(a) His father.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Baglioni.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni liken the purple flowers petals to?

2. What does Beatrice say when Giovanni offers her the antidote?

3. What does Beatrice do when she first approaches the purple shrub in this section?

4. What does Beatrice say she has done for the first time in her life?

5. What does Giovanni throw down at Beatrice?

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