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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Other tell Piranesi about Piranesi in Part II that shocks him?
(a) He knows where Piranesi can meet a lot of new people.
(b) He knows where Piranesi's mother is.
(c) He thinks Piranesi is a good musician.
(d) Piranesi often forgets about things and conversations they have had in the past.

2. What does Piranesi suggest the Other addressing his ritual invocation to?
(a) Himself, Piranesi.
(b) A star.
(c) The sun.
(d) The statues.

3. Who does Piranesi find a note from in Part II?
(a) A person named James.
(b) A person named Ryan.
(c) A person named Sylvia.
(d) A person named Laurence.

4. What does Piranesi call the person the Other says might visit the House in Part II?
(a) 16.
(b) 40.
(c) 32.
(d) 10.

5. What does the visitor in Part II tell Piranesi his world is?
(a) A Metaphorical World.
(b) An Evil World.
(c) A Distributary World.
(d) An Elistist World.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Piranesi believe 16 lives?

2. How does Piranesi feel about the dark?

3. What does the Other tell Piranesi he might be forced to do if Piranesi talks to 16?

4. What does Piranesi whisper to niches and plinths in Part II, hoping for a sign of recognition?

5. Who gave Piranesi his name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Piranesi's favorite statue, and what does he think it means?

2. What significant suggestion does Piranesi make to the Other about his work in Part II?

3. What are the only things Piranesi has witnessed outside the House?

4. What theory does Piranesi forumulate about the bones of the Folded-Up Child?

5. Why does the Other bring new shoes to Piranesi?

6. Who is the only other person living in the House besides Piranesi, to the best of his knowledge, in Part I?

7. Why does the Other tell Piranesi that the House does not affect him as it does Piranesi?

8. Why does Piranesi think the Other has so many more things and conveniences that he himself does?

9. What does the Other ask Piranesi about in the section titled "The Other" that Piranesi is puzzled about?

10. Who wrote the note Piranesi finds in the House in Part II, and what does the note ask?

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