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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rappaccini's first name?

2. Why is Giovanni suspicious of Lisabetta?

3. What does Baglioni say Rappaccini's look was as deep as?

4. What is Baglioni a professor of?

5. How does Rappaccini greet Baglioni?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Baglioni's word affect Giovanni when he goes home?

2. What is Lisabetta's opinion of Dr. Rappaccini?

3. What does this section say about the relationship Baglioni has with Rappaccini?

4. What does this section suggest about Giovanni's life thus far?

5. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?

6. How does Baglioni react to Giovanni's rudeness?

7. How does Lisabetta act when Giovanni arrives home?

8. What are Giovanni's first impressions of Beatrice?

9. Why does Baglioni say Giovanni should be wary of Rappaccini?

10. How does this opening section express Giovanni's youthful energy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Bagilioni's relationship with Rappacchini was like before they became enemies? What suggestions are there in the story that their relationship may have been like this?

Essay Topic 2

How is the garden an important element in the story's theme of innocence? What aspects of the garden represent innocence?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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