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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 wrong with the fountain?

2. Who does Baglioni think is an awful man?

3. What does Giovanni think he can see happening to the bouquet as Beatrice walks away?

4. What does the writer say Beatrice's voice is as rich as?

5. What does the author say strikes a continual warfare in Giovanni's breast?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the journey from Giovanni's house to Rappiccini's garden?

3. How has spending so much time in her father's garden affected Beatrice?

4. How does Giovanni respond to seeing Baglioni in this section?

5. What is Baglioni's opinion on Beatrice?

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

7. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?

8. How does Giovanni describe in Lisabetta in this section?

9. How does the lizard die?

10. How does Lisabetta act when Giovanni arrives home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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