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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 Piranesi write in his first note to 16?

3. Which of the following does Piranesi do in preparation for the significant event he has predicted will happen soon in the House?

4. What event does Piranesi realize is going to occur in just a few days' time in Part IV?

5. What does reading his journals over again in Part III convince Piranesi the Other was right about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Piranesi have to do in order to collect all the ripped-up scraps of paper from his journals?

4. Why did Arne-Sayles go to prison?

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

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

7. What overriding problem does Piranesi have regarding the Other in Part III?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the concept of so-called "transgressive thinking" as Clarke describes it, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Piranesi react when the Other tells him he suffers from periodic amnesia, and what does the Other say is its cause? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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