Piranesi Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Susanna Clarke
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Piranesi Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Susanna Clarke
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Piranesi show his new shoes to?

2. What task takes up much of Piranesi's time?

3. Who does Piranesi think is the Sixteenth Person in the beginning of Part I?

4. What does Piranesi have to brave to find food?

5. Which one is Piranesi's favorite statue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Piranesi find scattered in the Eighty-Eighth Western Hall that puzzles and intrigues him?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the other person Piranesi meets in the House in Part II tell him about the Great and Secret Knowledge?

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

8. What is Piranesi's relationship with the birds in the House?

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

10. What is the Other afraid of in the House?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Matthew Rose Sorensen/Piranesi cautions Raphael not to "disappear" at the end of the novel, and what does he really mean by this (243)? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are Piranesi's conflicting feelings about communicating with 16? What ultimately affects his decision to trust 16 (Raphael?) Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Piranesi repeatedly try to dissuade the Other from pursuing his quest for A Great and Secret Knowledge, and what are some specific reasons Piranesi thinks this quest is somewhat pointless, and even vaguely immoral? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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