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

2. What does Piranesi think the House originally may have intended the Folded-Up Child for?
(a) As a doctor to treat his illnesses.
(b) As a child he could raise.
(c) As a fortune-teller to keep him company.
(d) As a potential wife for him.

3. Where is Piranesi's starting point for the numbering of the Halls?
(a) The First Vestibule.
(b) The Ninety-Second Hall to the North.
(c) The Hall with the Fox statues.
(d) The Hall with the coalescing tides.

4. Which area of the House is derelict?
(a) The North-Eastern Halls.
(b) The Drowned Halls.
(c) The South-Western Halls.
(d) The Vestibules.

5. Why does the Other say the House does not affect him in the same way it affects Piranesi?
(a) The Other has been immunized with medication against the House's influence.
(b) The Other is just smarter than Piranesi.
(c) The Other leaves the House often.
(d) The Other has taken certain precautions against it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Piranesi eat in the House?

2. What kinds of clothes does the Other usually wear?

3. What does the Other instruct Piranesi to do if he ever sees anyone else in the labyrinth?

4. How does Piranesi feel about the presence of the dead in the House?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What rare event does Piranesi witness in Part I in the House?

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 does the Other tell Piranesi about himself in Part II that shocks and unsettles Piranesi?

5. What does the Other ask Prianesi to promise him in Part II?

6. What is Piranesi determined to explore as much of as he can in his lifetime?

7. How does Piranesi get his food?

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

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

10. What does Piranesi suggest that the Other use in his important ritual and why does he suggest this?

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