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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the wine has caused Giovanni's brain to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Pulsate.
(c) Blur.
(d) Explode.

2. What does Beatrice tell the plant she is faint with?
(a) Lack of love.
(b) Lack of life.
(c) Common air.
(d) Common conversation.

3. What famous garden does Giovanni compare Rappaccini's garden to?
(a) Kew Gardens.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The Hanging Garden of Babylon.
(d) The Swedish Gardens.

4. What does Giovanni dream of at night in this section?
(a) Going home to Naples.
(b) Being attacked by a plant.
(c) Flying through the garden.
(d) A rich flower and a beautiful woman.

5. Which of the following words does the author use to describe Rappaccini?
(a) Constipated.
(b) Desperate.
(c) Sallow.
(d) Floppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rappaccini place around his mouth while he is in the garden?

2. What does Beatrice do as she comes down the garden path?

3. Why has Giovanni avoided Baglioni since their first meeting?

4. What does the author says proceeds from the plants as night closes in?

5. What word does the author use to describe Lisabetta's face?

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