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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. Who appears at Giovanni's window as Beatrice dies?
(a) Rappaccini.
(b) Lisabetta.
(c) Baglioni.
(d) Giovanni's father.

2. What kind of creature does Giovanni kill in this section?
(a) A bird.
(b) A spider.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A lizard.

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

4. What does Giovanni suggest that Beatrice and himself go to church to do?
(a) Smash windows.
(b) Dip their fingers in holywater.
(c) Free their souls.
(d) Talk to a priest.

5. What does the author say had colored Beatrice's manner?
(a) Love.
(b) Exhaustion.
(c) Passion.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Giovanni say he wants to pick a flower from the purple plant?

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

3. What makes Beatrice pause and tremble in this section?

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

5. What does Beatrice say her father is fiercely acquainted with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

3. Why doesn't Giovanni want to see Baglioni in this section?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the story that Baglioni tells Giovanni in this section?

9. How does Giovanni kill the spider?

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

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