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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 feel know more when he gazes into Beatrice's eyes?
(a) Love or kindness.
(b) Unloved and needy.
(c) Doubt or fear.
(d) Anger or hate.

2. What does Giovanni call the story Baglioni tells him about Alexander the Great?
(a) A childish fable.
(b) A kid's spook story.
(c) A terrible tale.
(d) A blatant lie.

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

4. What word does the author use to describe Beatrice's haughtiness?
(a) Feline-like.
(b) Queen-like.
(c) Puppy-like.
(d) Princess-like.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the missing word "Basking in the .......... sunshine of her beauty."

2. Why does Giovanni think there is probably no need to apologize for entering the garden?

3. How does the author refer to Rappaccini's garden in this section?

4. Who does Giovanni say is the only one who is breath may not slay?

5. What does Giovanni kill to prove to Beatrice he has been infected by the poisons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Baglioni think the story relates to Giovanni?

2. What does Giovanni tell Beatrice about the potion?

3. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

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

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

6. How does Giovanni kill the spider?

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

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

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

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

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