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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's shriek go through Giovanni's heart like?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A bread knife.
(c) A sword.
(d) A spear.

2. What does Beatrice say her father's love for science has done to her?
(a) Given her a grounding in life.
(b) Estranged her from society.
(c) Made her into a recluse.
(d) Shown her true beauty.

3. What does the author say Giovanni's pulses had throbbed with?
(a) Luminous blood.
(b) Clotted blood.
(c) Feverish blood.
(d) Thin blood.

4. What does author say people find themselves to be when they have finally realized a dream?
(a) Coldly self-possessed.
(b) Overly self-indulgent.
(c) Hugely disappointed.
(d) Warmly faint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni wake with a sense of the next day?

2. What does Beatrice say her father would tell Giovanni if he was there?

3. What word does the author use to describe Beatrice's haughtiness?

4. What is the first words Beatrice states to Giovanni?

5. What does Beatrice say that should be the only thing Giovanni should believe about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

2. Why does Beatrice say she is so angry at her father?

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

4. How does Giovanni kill the spider?

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

6. What does Baglioni say when he is alone on the staircase?

7. What is the atmosphere between Beatrice and Giovanni when they first meet in this section?

8. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

9. What is Giovanni's impression os Beatrice during their first meeting?

10. What does Giovanni sees when he looks into the mirror?

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