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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. Which of the following ugly things about Beatrice does Giovanni find difficult to forget?

2. What does Beatrice call the rumors circling about her abilities as a gardener?

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

4. What does Baglioni say that Rappaccini doesn't respect?

5. What does Giovanni say Beatrice has filled with poison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Baglioni react to Beatrice's death?

2. What does Giovanni tell Beatrice about the potion?

3. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

4. Why doesn't Giovanni want to see Baglioni in this section?

5. How does Baglioni help Giovanni in this section?

6. What affect do Baglioni's words have on Giovanni?

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

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

9. How does Giovanni react to Baglioni's claims that Beatrice is manipulating him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does the story suggest Rappaccini had in the past to become the man he did? How does he project his problems onto his daughter Beatrice?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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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