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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 had the Indian woman been nourished with since her birth?

2. What does the author say Giovanni's pulses had throbbed with?

3. Where does Beatrice say the purple shrub came from?

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

5. Who appears at Giovanni's window as Beatrice dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Giovanni's impression os Beatrice during their first meeting?

3. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

4. What do Beatrice and Giovanni talk about together?

5. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

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

7. What does Giovanni tell Beatrice about the potion?

8. How does Giovanni express his anger his anger to Beatrice?

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

10. What is the story that Baglioni tells Giovanni in this section?

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 do Rappaccini and Baglioni use Beatrice and Giovanni for their own needs? What comment does their abuse of the two youngsters make on the nature of science, academia and the intellect?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is innocence in a important element of the story? What does the author express about innocence and people regard it within society?

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