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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following sentences does Giovanni rudely state to Baglioni?
(a) You wouldn't understand me.
(b) You smell.
(c) Now let me pass.
(d) Go away.

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

3. What does Baglioni say Rappaccini's look was as deep as?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Nature.

4. What does Rappaccini think all medicinal virtues are comprised with?
(a) Botanic poisons.
(b) Fruit poisons.
(c) Pollen poisons.
(d) Vegetable poisons.

5. What color does Rappaccini dress in?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

6. What does the author say Giovanni's withered guide leads him through?
(a) Obscure passages.
(b) Darkly lit corridors.
(c) A starry night.
(d) A misty night.

7. What does the author say strikes a continual warfare in Giovanni's breast?
(a) Hope and dread.
(b) Love and hate.
(c) Excitement and boredom.
(d) Tears and laughter.

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

9. What is the name of Rappaccini's daughter?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Jane.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Serena.

10. What does Giovanni dream of at night in this section?
(a) Flying through the garden.
(b) A rich flower and a beautiful woman.
(c) Being attacked by a plant.
(d) Going home to Naples.

11. What kind of stone is the fountain made from?
(a) Tile.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Marble.
(d) Limestone.

12. What does Giovanni bring to Baglioni?
(a) A tape of introduction.
(b) A letter of introduction.
(c) A university scroll.
(d) An essay on plants.

13. How does the author describe the glance Baglioni scrutinizes Giovanni with?
(a) Loving.
(b) Humorless.
(c) Earnest.
(d) Funky.

14. What is Rappaccini's first name?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Giacomo.
(c) Luigi.
(d) Guiseppi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the strange plants doing to each other as they bask in the sun?

2. What does Giovanni have a supply of in his pocket?

3. What does the writer say Beatrice's voice is as rich as?

4. What is Giovanni beneath as he stands just inside Rappaccini's garden?

5. Who does Baglioni think Rappaccini is making a study of?

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