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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 kind of stone is the fountain made from?

2. What does Lisabetta call Giovanni when she talks to him?

3. What kills the lizard?

4. What does Beatrice do as she comes down the garden path?

5. Who passes Baglioni and Giovanni as they talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Giovanni's initial opinion of Rappaccini?

2. How does Baglioni greet Giovanni?

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

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

5. How does the author describe the purple flower?

6. What is Baglioni's opinion on Beatrice?

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

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

9. In what way can the Rappaccini's garden be compared to the Garden of Eden?

10. How does Rappaccino react to seeing both Baglioni and Giovanni?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What will happen to Giovanni now the garden has contaminated him? How will he cope?

Essay Topic 2

How would Beatrice coped with life if she had lived? Could she ever escaped the garden?

Essay Topic 3

What problems does the story suggest Rappaccini had in the past to become the man he did? How does he project his problems onto his daughter Beatrice?

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