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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. How does Piranesi extricate the strips of paper from the birds' nests?

2. Why does the Other tell Piranesi he did not tell him 16 is a woman?

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

4. What does Ketterley use for the ritual?

5. Who does Piranesi think the surprising smell in Part III belongs to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is James Ritter?

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

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

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

5. What do Piranesi's journals reveal about Matthew Rose Sorensen?

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

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

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

9. Why did Arne-Sayles go to prison?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Clarke chose to write the novel as a series of journal entries? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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