Reading Check

1. Italy (Paragraph 1)

2. She is poisonous. (Various paragraphs)

3. Baglioni is his father’s friend. (Paragraph 18)

4. To attend university (Paragraph 1)

5. The housekeeper (Paragraph 4)

Short Answer

1. Rappaccini is described as a “tall, emaciated, sallow, and sickly looking man, dressed in a scholar’s garb of black.” (Paragraph 8)

2. Baglioni accuses Rappaccini of caring “infinitely more for science than for mankind.” (Paragraph 21)

3. When the lizard comes in contact with the moisture, it contorts violently and then dies. (Paragraph 32)

4. Baglioni mentions smelling a “delicious, but by no means agreeable” scent of flowers, but there are no flowers present. (Paragraph 89)

5. He treats her with contempt and disdain, accusing her of intentionally poisoning him as well. (Various paragraphs)