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

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

3. Who does Giovanni say to Beatrice gave him the potion?
(a) A good man.
(b) Baglioni.
(c) A wise physician.
(d) A doctor in the know.

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

5. What does Giovanni kill to prove to Beatrice he has been infected by the poisons?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A dog.
(c) A spider.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni cry at Beatrice with venom?

2. What stones does it feel like are sparkling among the bubbles of the fountain?

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

4. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's bedroom?

5. Where does Giovanni say is the only place there is a fragrance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beatrice say she feels so close to the purple plant?

2. How does Giovanni kill the spider?

3. In what way is it too late when GIovanni finally questions himself and his situation?

4. How does Beatrice react to Giovanni's accusations?

5. What does Rappaccini think about his daughter's to be part of society?

6. Describe the relationship that develops between Beatrice and Giovanni?

7. In what way are Beatrice and GIovanni pawns in a game between the two scientists?

8. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

9. How does Baglioni react to Beatrice's death?

10. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

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