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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Rappaccini?
(a) Sallow.
(b) Constipated.
(c) Floppy.
(d) Desperate.

2. How does Baglioni know Giovanni?
(a) He is his best friend.
(b) He is a friend of the family.
(c) He is engaged to his sister.
(d) He used to be his school master.

3. What does Baglioni give Giovanni to help cure Beatrice?
(a) A tablet.
(b) Syrup.
(c) A silver phial.
(d) A homemade medicine mixture.

4. What does Giovanni suggest that Beatrice and himself go to church to do?
(a) Talk to a priest.
(b) Smash windows.
(c) Dip their fingers in holywater.
(d) Free their souls.

5. What does Beatrice say is her father's world?
(a) Science.
(b) The garden.
(c) Academia.
(d) Plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Giovanni think there is probably no need to apologize for entering the garden?

2. What does Giovanni give Lisabetta in this section?

3. What does the author say Lisabetta's smile looks like?

4. What had the Indian woman been nourished with since her birth?

5. Where does Giovanni say is the only place there is a fragrance?

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