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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 15 -20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lisabetta tell Giovanni she has found?
(a) A secret entrance into Beatrice's bedroom.
(b) A treasure chest.
(c) A private entrance to Rappaccini's garden.
(d) Photographs of Beatrice.

2. How does Beatrice react when she sees the dead lizard?
(a) She kicks it away.
(b) She cries.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She crosses herself.

3. What does Giovanni cry at Beatrice with venom?
(a) Accursed one.
(b) Evil one.
(c) Devil child.
(d) Basketcase.

4. What does Giovanni have a supply of in his pocket?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Gold ducats.
(c) Boiled sweets.
(d) Diamonds.

5. What does the author compare Beatrice's voice to when she accepts the bouquet?
(a) A chorus of frogs.
(b) A gush of music.
(c) A chorus of violins.
(d) A gush of pure water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giovanni call the story Baglioni tells him about Alexander the Great?

2. What kind of creature does Giovanni kill in this section?

3. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's southern temperament?

4. What does Giovanni say is more dear to Rappaccini than his garden?

5. What does Baglioni think Rappaccini should be held strictly accountable for?

(see the answer key)

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