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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 Beatrice say is the offspring of her father's science?
(a) The fountain.
(b) Herself.
(c) The purple shrub.
(d) HIs memoirs.

2. How does the author say Beatrice gazed at the insect?
(a) With brutal honesty.
(b) With humorless eyes.
(c) With childish delight.
(d) With adult commonsense.

3. What does Beatrice say the purple plant nourished her with?
(a) Its milk.
(b) Its scent.
(c) Its sap.
(d) Its breath.

4. What color is the lizard?
(a) Grey.
(b) Orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

5. What is the name of Rappaccini's daughter?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Jane.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Serena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Giovanni's withered guide leads him through?

2. What does the author say Giovanni's pulses had throbbed with?

3. What does Giovanni exclaim after his breath kills the creature?

4. What does Giovanni throw down at Beatrice?

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

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