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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 word does the author use to describe Giovanni's southern temperament?
(a) Ardent.
(b) Cool.
(c) Stubborn.
(d) Foolish.

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

3. What does Giovanni think Rappaccini looks like he is working among when he walks among his plants and flowers?
(a) Evil spirits.
(b) Beautiful women.
(c) Heavenly angels.
(d) Sleeping babies.

4. What does Beatrice do when she first approaches the purple shrub in this section?
(a) Screams into its pollen.
(b) Drops to her knees.
(c) Throws open her arms.
(d) Pets its stem.

5. What is Baglioni a professor of?
(a) History.
(b) Plants.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stone is the fountain made from?

2. What does Beatrice tell the plant she is faint with?

3. Who does Giovanni say Beatrice should wear the flowers for the sake of?

4. Which Italian poet does the author reference in the opening of the story?

5. What color is the lizard?

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