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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 kind of wine do Giovanni and the professor drink?
(a) French wine.
(b) Hungarian wine.
(c) Tuscan wine.
(d) Naples wine.

2. What was the Indian woman's breath richer than?
(a) Persian roses.
(b) English roses.
(c) A gold mine.
(d) A diamond mine.

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

4. What is the first words Beatrice states to Giovanni?
(a) If you don't leave I will scream.
(b) How the hell did you get in here.
(c) You are a connoisseur in flowers.
(d) You lighten up my day.

5. Which of the following ugly things about Beatrice does Giovanni find difficult to forget?
(a) The bouquet withered in her grasp.
(b) Her scowl when he insulted her father.
(c) Her fingerprints left on his hand and wrist.
(d) Her language when he tired to touch the purple flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say Beatrice's pure delight at Giovanni's company is not unlike?

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

3. What does Baglioni say Rappaccini has an insane zeal for?

4. Why does Beatrice say Rappaccini cannot touch the plant?

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

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