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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Giovanni say is the only one who is breath may not slay?
(a) Himself.
(b) Rappaccini.
(c) Baglioni.
(d) Beatrice.

2. How does Giovanni address Beatrice when he first speaks to her?
(a) Beat box.
(b) Signora.
(c) Lady.
(d) Madame.

3. Which of the following words does Giovanni use to describe the plants gorgeousness?
(a) Fierce.
(b) Super.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Luminous.

4. How often does Giovanni now see Beatrice?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Everyday.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Twice a day.

5. What does Baglioni say the Indian woman was as lovely as?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The dawn.
(c) The sunrise.
(d) The sunset.

6. Where does Beatice meet Giovanni?
(a) Under his window.
(b) The private entrance.
(c) The fountain.
(d) The purple flower.

7. What does Giovanni hear the rustling of just before Beatrice appears?
(a) A velvet garment.
(b) Wrapping paper.
(c) Leaves.
(d) A silken garment.

8. What places Giovanni at ease when he first sees Beatrice?
(a) Beatrice's beauty.
(b) A sudden rainfall.
(c) Beatrice's manner.
(d) The clearing clouds.

9. Where does Rappaccini watch Beatrice and Giovanni from?
(a) Giovanni's bedroom.
(b) His garden shed.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) The garden entrance.

10. What does the author say Giovanni's rage breaks forth like?
(a) A camera flash out of a dark cloud.
(b) An angry bull let out of its pen.
(c) A lightning flash out of a dark cloud.
(d) A sword from a knight's side.

11. Where does Beatrice emerge behind from?
(a) The purple plant.
(b) The marble fountain.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) The sculptured portal.

12. What person does Giovanni least expect sympathy from?
(a) Baglioni.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) His father.

13. What does Baglioni say was the element of the Indian woman's life?
(a) Water.
(b) Love.
(c) Poison.
(d) Hate.

14. What does the author say Beatrice's pure delight at Giovanni's company is not unlike?
(a) The romantic whose found her love.
(b) The maiden stuck in a tower.
(c) The maiden of a lonely island.
(d) The lover who finally feels loved.

15. What does Beatrice say the purple plant nourished her with?
(a) Its scent.
(b) Its sap.
(c) Its breath.
(d) Its milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Beatrice pause and tremble in this section?

2. What does Baglioni say Giovanni is doing violence towards?

3. What was the Indian woman's breath richer than?

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

5. What does Giovanni feel know more when he gazes into Beatrice's eyes?

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