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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the missing word "Basking in the .......... sunshine of her beauty."
(a) Warm.
(b) Indian.
(c) Oriental.
(d) Scorching.

2. What does Giovanni think has an immortal spirit?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) His apartment.
(c) The purple flower.
(d) The fountain.

3. What is the one subject Giovanni says Baglioni is barred from speaking to him about?
(a) His father.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) His studies.
(d) The garden.

4. What plant does Rappaccini put in Beatrice's charge?
(a) The red plant.
(b) The green plant.
(c) The purple plant.
(d) The orange plant,

5. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's bedroom?
(a) Chamber.
(b) Study.
(c) Observatory.
(d) Pig sty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Giovanni say has pale intelligence in this section?

2. What does Giovanni hear when Lisabetta opens the garden gate?

3. What does Giovanni think Rappaccini looks like he is working among when he walks among his plants and flowers?

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

5. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's impatience when he talks to the professor?

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