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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 call the person the Other says might visit the House in Part II?

2. Where is Piranesi's starting point for the numbering of the Halls?

3. Why does the Other say the House does not affect him in the same way it affects Piranesi?

4. How many people does Piranesi believe ever existed in the World?

5. What word does the Other use for the "halls?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Piranesi suggest that the Other use in his important ritual and why does he suggest this?

2. Why does the Other bring new shoes to Piranesi?

3. What does Piranesi see in the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall that awes him?

4. What is the Other afraid of in the House?

5. What is Piranesi determined to explore as much of as he can in his lifetime?

6. What does Piranesi think is strange about the fact that the Other calls him Piranesi?

7. How does Piranesi get his food?

8. What does Piranesi find scattered in the Eighty-Eighth Western Hall that puzzles and intrigues him?

9. Why does Piranesi think the Other has so many more things and conveniences that he himself does?

10. What is the Other trying to accomplish with Piranesi's help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

"The Beauty of the House is infinite; its Kindness immeasurable," says Piranesi at the very beginning and very end of the novel (4, 245). Write an essay explaining what Piranesi means by this, citing specific references to the text to help support 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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