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Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Reading Check
1. In what country does “Rappaccini’s Daughter” take place?
2. What is wrong with Beatrice?
3. How does Giovanni know Professor Baglioni?
4. Why is Giovanni in the city?
5. Who is Lisabetta?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How is Rappaccini described?
2. Of what does Professor Baglioni accuse Rappaccini?
3. What happens to the lizard when moisture from the flower falls on it?
4. When Baglioni comes to visit Giovanni, what does he notice in Giovanni’s chamber that confuses him?
5. How does Giovanni treat Beatrice in their final meeting?
Paired Resource
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