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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Beatrice tell the plant she is faint with?
(a) Common air.
(b) Lack of love.
(c) Lack of life.
(d) Common conversation.

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

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

5. What does the writer say Beatrice's voice is as rich as?
(a) A fruit salad.
(b) A full moon.
(c) A tropical sun.
(d) A chocolate cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Giovanni speak when he first gets out of his inner world into his outer world?

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

3. What does Lisabetta call Giovanni when she talks to him?

4. What kills the lizard?

5. What part of Italy is Giovanni from?

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