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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does the author use to describe Lisabetta's face?
(a) Withered.
(b) Puckered.
(c) Smooth.
(d) Prunish.

2. What does Giovanni have a supply of in his pocket?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Gold ducats.
(c) Boiled sweets.
(d) Diamonds.

3. What does Giovanni think he can see happening to the bouquet as Beatrice walks away?
(a) Its changing into a cactus.
(b) Its petal are illuminating the whole garden.
(c) Its flowers are changing color.
(d) It is beginning to wither.

4. What does Giovanni's landlady exclaim when she sees Giovanni?
(a) Holy Virgin.
(b) Is it my birthday.
(c) Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
(d) High heaven.

5. What does Beatrice call the plant's breath?
(a) The breath of life.
(b) The breath of death.
(c) The breath of God.
(d) The breath of luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of wine do Giovanni and the professor drink?

2. Why is Giovanni suspicious of Lisabetta?

3. What does Giovanni throw down at Beatrice?

4. How does the author say Beatrice gazed at the insect?

5. What does Giovanni hear when Lisabetta opens the garden gate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice react to seeing Giovanni watching her?

2. How does Giovanni respond to seeing Baglioni in this section?

3. Why does Giovanni go with Lisabetta if he is so suspicious of her?

4. What is Lisabetta's opinion of Dr. Rappaccini?

5. How does the author describe the purple flower?

6. What are Giovanni's first impressions of Beatrice?

7. How does Rappaccino react to seeing both Baglioni and Giovanni?

8. How has spending so much time in her father's garden affected Beatrice?

9. What is Giovanni's initial opinion of Rappaccini?

10. How does Giovanni try to stop thinking about Beatrice?

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