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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. Why does Giovanni think there is probably no need to apologize for entering the garden?

2. What does Giovanni suggest that Beatrice and himself go to church to do?

3. Who does Giovanni say is the only one who is breath may not slay?

4. What vanity does the author say is expected in a young man?

5. What person does Giovanni least expect sympathy from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Giovanni notice when he turns around from the purple plant?

2. In what way are Beatrice and GIovanni pawns in a game between the two scientists?

3. What do Beatrice and Giovanni talk about together?

4. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

5. What does Baglioni say when he is alone on the staircase?

6. What does Giovanni sees when he looks into the mirror?

7. How does Beatrice react to Giovanni's accusations?

8. How does the one time Beatrice touches Giovanni affect?

9. Why does Beatrice say she can't show Giovanni around the garden?

10. Why does Beatrice say she is so angry at her father?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Bagilioni's relationship with Rappacchini was like before they became enemies? What suggestions are there in the story that their relationship may have been like this?

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