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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 finally understand about the Other's ability to resist the degenerative effects of the House?

2. How does the Other propose to Piranesi they kill intruders to the House?

3. What name is the Other shouting in Part III when Piranesi comes upon him?

4. What does Ketterley bring Sorensen to drink in Part IV?

5. What does Piranesi think the statue of the Faun might be communicating to him in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What message does 16 write to Piranesi that jogs Piranesi's memory in Part IV?

4. Why did Arne-Sayles go to prison?

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

6. What does Piranesi hear the Other shouting at 16 in Part III?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What are some characteristics of Piranesi's world in general and the House specifically that set it apart from the world the reader knows? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What do the various statues in the House represent, which one is Piranesi's favorite, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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