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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Piranesi meet in Part II by the Western Doors?
(a) The Biscuit-Box Man.
(b) Sylvia D'Agostino.
(c) The man he thinks of as The Prophet.
(d) The Folded-Up Child.

2. What stage of the moon does Piranesi see from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) Waxing crescent.
(b) Waning crescent.
(c) Full.
(d) Half.

3. Which of the following is one of Piranesi's favorite statues?
(a) The Giraffe.
(b) The Gorilla.
(c) The Mother.
(d) The Snake and Elephant.

4. How does Piranesi's journal describe D'Agostino's appearance?
(a) Slightly androgynous.
(b) Very feminine.
(c) Entirely average.
(d) Very masculine.

5. What does Piranesi call the person the Other says might visit the House in Part II?
(a) 16.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the visitor tell Piranesi he will give directions to to get to the House?

2. What does the Other tell Piranesi about Piranesi in Part II that shocks him?

3. Who does Piranesi think is the Sixteenth Person in the beginning of Part I?

4. What kind of bird comes to the South-Western Halls in Part I?

5. Who wrote the book The Magician's Nephew that Clarke quotes from in Part I?

(see the answer key)

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