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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 does the author say Lisabetta's smile looks like?

2. What does Giovanni buy on the way home?

3. Who passes Baglioni and Giovanni as they talk?

4. Who has caused Giovanni's sudden suspicions?

5. What is the name of the city Giovanni has moved to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How parts of the story suggest that Giovanni is an innocent?

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

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

4. What signs are there that Rappaccini is afraid to touch the plants?

5. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?

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

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

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

9. How does the lizard die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is Baglioni the evil character in the story? How do his actions affect the other characters?

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