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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did the Indian Price send a beautiful Indian girl to?
(a) Marc Anthony.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) King Edward I.
(d) Alexander the Great.

3. What does Giovanni do when he sees neither Beatrice or her father are present in the garden?
(a) He begins to dance naked.
(b) He begins a critical observation of the plants.
(c) He begins to take cuttings of the plants.
(d) He begins to sunbathe.

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

5. What had the Indian woman been nourished with since her birth?
(a) Steroids.
(b) Poisons.
(c) Honey.
(d) Milk.

6. How does Giovanni ask Beatrice to help him?
(a) By instructing him on the plants.
(b) By showing him her father's files.
(c) By giving him her hand.
(d) By showing him the way out of the garden.

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

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

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

10. What does Giovanni mutter to himself when Baglioni tries to tell him the truth?
(a) This is not happening.
(b) It is a dream.
(c) I've been a fool.
(d) Be quiet old man.

11. What does Giovanni say Beatrice has filled with poison?
(a) His brain.
(b) His heart.
(c) His veins.
(d) His arteries.

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

13. What does the author say recollection of former scenes with Beatrice has makes him do?
(a) Go red.
(b) Shrink.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Vomit.

14. What does Giovanni realize is the fragrance Baglioni smelled?
(a) The petals stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
(b) The poison on his breath.
(c) Beatrice's perfume.
(d) Lisabetta's perfume.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni kill to prove to Beatrice he has been infected by the poisons?

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

3. How does Giovanni protect his hand?

4. What vanity does the author say is expected in a young man?

5. What places Giovanni at ease when he first sees Beatrice?

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