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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. How often does Giovanni now see Beatrice?

2. What does author say people find themselves to be when they have finally realized a dream?

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

4. What does Giovanni hope to snatch from Beatrice's full gaze?

5. What does Beatrice say she has done for the first time in her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Giovanni prove to Beatrice that she has infected him?

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

4. Why does Beatrice say she feels so close to the purple plant?

5. What is the atmosphere between Beatrice and Giovanni when they first meet in this section?

6. In what way is it too late when GIovanni finally questions himself and his situation?

7. What does Rappaccini think about his daughter's to be part of society?

8. How does Beatrice stop Giovanni from touching her?

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

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

Compare Giovanni's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the he is at the end.

1. What did Giovanni hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes his ideas about life?

3. How has Giovanni's character changed by the end of 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

Look at the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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