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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 Giovanni exclaim after his breath kills the creature?

3. What does Giovanni kill to prove to Beatrice he has been infected by the poisons?

4. What does Baglioni give Giovanni to help cure Beatrice?

5. Why does Beatrice say Rappaccini cannot touch the plant?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Baglioni think the story relates to Giovanni?

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

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 notice when he turns around from the purple plant?

7. Describe the relationship that develops between Beatrice and Giovanni?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine what the following elements of the story symbolize.

1. The purple flower.

2. The cracked marble fountain.

3. The silver phial.

4. The spider.

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