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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice say when Giovanni offers her the antidote?
(a) To us.
(b) Give it to me.
(c) Leave me alone.
(d) Never.

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

3. What vanity does the author say is expected in a young man?
(a) To comb his hair.
(b) To put on perfume.
(c) To look in the mirror.
(d) To pluck his nostril hairs.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Giovanni feel know more when he gazes into Beatrice's eyes?
(a) Anger or hate.
(b) Unloved and needy.
(c) Doubt or fear.
(d) Love or kindness.

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

11. What does Baglioni tell Giovanni he has been reading lately?
(a) A collection of short stories.
(b) A collection of poems.
(c) A fantasy epic.
(d) An old classic.

12. Why does Giovanni say he wants to pick a flower from the purple plant?
(a) To contaminate himself with the poison.
(b) As a memorial to their meeting.
(c) To give to Beatrice.
(d) To press to his breast.

13. What does Giovanni hope to snatch from Beatrice's full gaze?
(a) The enigma.
(b) The prettiness.
(c) The mystery.
(d) The sunshine.

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

15. What does Giovanni say he is conversing with Beatrice like?
(a) A lover.
(b) A father.
(c) A friend.
(d) A brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of Giovanni's body burns when he wakes up?

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

3. What kind of creature does Giovanni kill in this section?

4. What does Beatrice's shriek go through Giovanni's heart like?

5. What does the author say recollection of former scenes with Beatrice has makes him do?

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