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Nathaniel HawthorneRappaccini's Daughter
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1844A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer Key
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)
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