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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 is the name of one of D'Agostino's films?

2. What was Laurence Arne-Sayles eventually arrested for?

3. Who has already written a book about Arne-Sayles, according to Piranesi's journals?

4. What does Sorensen scream at Ketterley when he finds himself in the other world all of a sudden?

5. What does Sorensen tell Ketterley he is excellent at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is James Ritter?

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

3. Who is Maurizio Giussani and how does Piranesi find out about him?

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

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

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

7. In Part III, what does the Other tell Piranesi about 16 that shocks and appalls Piranesi?

8. What information does Piranesi begin to keep from the Other about 16?

9. What was the relationship between Sylvia D'Agostino and Laurence Arne-Sayles?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Write an essay exploring Clarke's treatment of the themes of rationalism and the natural world, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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