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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 Lisabetta tell Giovanni she has found?

2. Why has Giovanni avoided Baglioni since their first meeting?

3. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's southern temperament?

4. How does Giovanni try to get rid of his fever?

5. Why is Giovanni suspicious of Lisabetta?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe the purple flower?

5. How does the insect die?

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

7. How does Beatrice react to seeing Giovanni watching her?

8. How does the author describe Rappaccini's garden?

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

10. How does Baglioni greet Giovanni?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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