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

2. Who does Baglioni tell Giovanni he grew up side by side with?

3. What does Giovanni's landlady exclaim when she sees Giovanni?

4. What word does the author use to describe Giovanni's impatience when he talks to the professor?

5. What does Giovanni think has an immortal spirit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baglioni say Giovanni should be wary of Rappaccini?

2. How parts of the story suggest that Giovanni is an innocent?

3. How does Beatrice treat the plants differently to her father?

4. How do Baglioni's word affect Giovanni when he goes home?

5. How does the insect die?

6. What does this section suggest about Giovanni's life thus far?

7. What signs are there that Rappaccini is afraid to touch the plants?

8. How does Rappaccino react to seeing both Baglioni and Giovanni?

9. How does Giovanni try to stop thinking about Beatrice?

10. What is Baglioni's opinion of Rappaccini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How would Beatrice coped with life if she had lived? Could she ever escaped the garden?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Bagilioni's relationship with Rappacchini was like before they became enemies? What suggestions are there in the story that their relationship may have been like this?

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