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

2. What person does Giovanni least expect sympathy from?
(a) Daisy.
(b) His father.
(c) Baglioni.
(d) Beatrice.

3. Why does Beatrice say Rappaccini cannot touch the plant?
(a) Its flowers should be left to prosper.
(b) It will die.
(c) It would take months for it to recover.
(d) It would be fatal.

4. What stones does it feel like are sparkling among the bubbles of the fountain?
(a) Crystals and gems.
(b) Gems and marbles.
(c) Diamonds and rubies.
(d) Rubies and marbles.

5. Who does Giovanni say has pale intelligence in this section?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Rappaccini.
(c) Baglioni.
(d) Lisabetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni suggest that Beatrice and himself go to church to do?

2. What does the author say Beatrice's pure delight at Giovanni's company is not unlike?

3. What does Beatrice say her father's love for science has done to her?

4. What does Giovanni say he is conversing with Beatrice like?

5. What does the author say Giovanni's rage breaks forth like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Giovanni notice when he turns around from the purple plant?

3. How does Giovanni react to Baglioni's claims that Beatrice is manipulating him?

4. What affect do Baglioni's words have on Giovanni?

5. How does Giovanni express his anger his anger to Beatrice?

6. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

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

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

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

10. How does Giovanni prove to Beatrice that she has infected him?

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