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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. What does Piranesi often take particular note of about his meetings with the Other in his journals?
2. What does the visitor in Part II tell Piranesi his world is?
3. Which area of the House is derelict?
4. What are the white shapes Piranesi sees scattered around the pavement as he makes his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
5. What word does the Other use for the "halls?"
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Other bring new shoes to Piranesi?
2. What are the only things Piranesi has witnessed outside the House?
3. What does Piranesi think is strange about the fact that the Other calls him Piranesi?
4. Who does Piranesi think the person he meets by chance in Part II in the House is?
5. What does the Other ask Prianesi to promise him in Part II?
6. What does the Other ask Piranesi about in the section titled "The Other" that Piranesi is puzzled about?
7. What is the thing that Piranesi knows but always forgets about his world?
8. What is Piranesi's favorite statue, and what does he think it means?
9. Who is the only other person living in the House besides Piranesi, to the best of his knowledge, in Part I?
10. What is Piranesi determined to explore as much of as he can in his lifetime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What do the various statues in the House represent, which one is Piranesi's favorite, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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