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Castafiore name has a meaning to which Prof. Calculus refers when he offers a white rose to the singer in The Castafiore Emerald.What is that?

  1. white and chaste flower

  2. pink and chaste flower

  3. red and chaste flower

  4. yellow and chaste flower
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In The Castafiore Emerald, Professor Calculus offers a white rose to the opera singer Bianca Castafiore. He explains that 'casta-fiore' means 'white and chaste flower,' a play on the singer's name reflecting her supposed purity and the white rose she receives.

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