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

2. Who was the fiance of the student who disappeared, for which there is an entry in Piranesi's journal in Part III?

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

4. What does the Other say would happen in 16 was killed during the momentous event Piranesi predicts in Part IV?

5. Who else does Piranesi want to warn of the momentous event about to happen in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What puzzles Piranesi about the organization of his journals in Part III?

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

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

5. Why does Piranesi take his ornaments out of his hair in Part III?

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

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

8. What startling discovery does Piranesi make in Part IV about the tides?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Arne-Sayles, what has humankind lost in the name of progress? How does Arne-Sayles try to regain what he posits humans have lost in the age of progress? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it particularly egregious and cruel that Arne-Sayles encountered Piranesi in the House but did not rescue him right then? How does Piranesi/Matthew Rose Sorensen react to the realization that Arne-Sayles could have, and probably should have, saved him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are Piranesi's conflicting feelings about communicating with 16? What ultimately affects his decision to trust 16 (Raphael?) Write an essay explaining your answers.

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