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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 discovered that Arne-Sayles was keeping a prisoner in his house?

2. What does Ketterley do when he spirits Sorensen to the other world?

3. How does Piranesi begin to think of his relationship with Matthew Rose Sorensen at the end of Part IV?

4. What are some words from his journal entries that particularly confuse Piranesi?

5. How does Arne-Sayles describe the act of remembering in the extract from his book in Piranesi's journals?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Piranesi tell 16 in his first written message to 16?

2. Who does Piranesi begin to realize the Other really is?

3. What does Piranesi do with the chalk message from 16?

4. What comforts Piranesi in Part III when he feels much confusion about his own memories and his hazy past?

5. How does Piranesi know someone else has been in the House in Part III?

6. Who is James Ritter?

7. Why does Piranesi resolve to take better care of himself in Part III?

8. Where was the location of the place Arne-Sayles identified as the last place he had stood before rationality "gripped his mind" (152)?

9. What does Piranesi do to try to ensure 16's safety in Part IV?

10. Why does Matthew Rose Sorensen originally visit Dr. Ketterley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part I, why does the Other ask Piranesi how much he remembers, and, specifically, if he remembers Batter-Sea? When does the reader finally understand the true intentions of these questions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Piranesi think that only 15 people have ever lived in the World, and who does he think they were/are? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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