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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. Which one is Piranesi's favorite statue?
2. Where do Piranesi and the Other often meet?
3. What is the Other afraid of in the House?
4. Who is the Biscuit-Box Man?
5. What does the visitor suggest Piranesi do to the Other?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Piranesi think the Other has so many more things and conveniences that he himself does?
2. What does Piranesi find scattered in the Eighty-Eighth Western Hall that puzzles and intrigues him?
3. Who wrote the note Piranesi finds in the House in Part II, and what does the note ask?
4. What does Piranesi suggest that the Other use in his important ritual and why does he suggest this?
5. What are the only things Piranesi has witnessed outside the House?
6. What is Piranesi's favorite statue, and what does he think it means?
7. What does the Other ask Piranesi about in the section titled "The Other" that Piranesi is puzzled about?
8. What does Piranesi see in the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall that awes him?
9. What significant suggestion does Piranesi make to the Other about his work in Part II?
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
Why is it particularly egregious and cruel that Arne-Sayles encountered Piranesi in the House but did not rescue him right then? How does Piranesi/Matthew Rose Sorensen react to the realization that Arne-Sayles could have, and probably should have, saved him? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring the symbolism and meaning in the way Ketterley dies at the end of the novel, especially considering his attitudes towards the House itself throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
Which characters in this novel use their power and status to abuse, manipulate, and/or exploit others? Which characters use their positions of authority and power in moral ways? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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