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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 Giovanni see outside window that impresses him so much?

2. Who passes Baglioni and Giovanni as they talk?

3. How does the author say Beatrice gazed at the insect?

4. What does the author compare Beatrice's voice to when she accepts the bouquet?

5. What does the author say Rappaccini's voice sounds like it is affected by?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the purple flower?

2. What is Baglioni's opinion on Beatrice?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Beatrice treat the plants differently to her father?

8. How does Baglioni greet Giovanni?

9. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?

10. Why does Giovanni go with Lisabetta if he is so suspicious of her?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine Giovanni's life in the south of Italy.

How did it shape him as a person? How does his life change when he comes to Padua? What does suggest are the differences between the areas of the country?

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