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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Giovanni call the story Baglioni tells him about Alexander the Great?
(a) A childish fable.
(b) A kid's spook story.
(c) A terrible tale.
(d) A blatant lie.

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

4. What does Giovanni see Beatrice do when she sees the purple plant?
(a) Sigh deeply.
(b) Fall to her need.
(c) Hold her hand to her bossom.
(d) Wipe sweat from her brow.

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

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

7. What does Giovanni exclaim after his breath kills the creature?
(a) Accursed.
(b) Dammit.
(c) Take me home.
(d) Troubled days.

8. What does Beatrice call the rumors circling about her abilities as a gardener?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Spiteful.
(d) Idle.

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

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

11. Where does Giovanni say is the only place there is a fragrance?
(a) In the professor's imagination.
(b) In Rappaccini's garden.
(c) On the professor's clothes.
(d) On Lisabetta's clothes.

12. Why does Beatrice say Rappaccini cannot touch the plant?
(a) It will die.
(b) It would be fatal.
(c) Its flowers should be left to prosper.
(d) It would take months for it to recover.

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

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

15. What does the author say Beatrice grief was beyond?
(a) Passion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hate.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Giovanni protect his hand?

2. What does Beatrice's spirit gush out of her like?

3. How often does Giovanni now see Beatrice?

4. What does Beatrice say her father is fiercely acquainted with?

5. How does the author refer to Rappaccini's garden in this section?

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