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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piranesi often take particular note of about his meetings with the Other in his journals?
(a) The Other's suits and clothes.
(b) The state of the Other's teeth.
(c) The Other's breathing patterns.
(d) The Other's accent.

2. Who does the Other tell Piranesi Addy Domarus is?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A long-dead king.
(c) A Priest.
(d) His own grandfather.

3. Which area of the House is derelict?
(a) The North-Eastern Halls.
(b) The Vestibules.
(c) The South-Western Halls.
(d) The Drowned Halls.

4. What kinds of birds used the scraps of paper in their nests that Piranesi wants to put together to make a whole and be able to read?
(a) Herring gulls.
(b) Albatrosses.
(c) Crows.
(d) Sparrows.

5. Who wrote the book The Magician's Nephew that Clarke quotes from in Part I?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Charles Dickens.

6. What is it about the woman and beehive statue that gives Piranesi a sense of queasiness?
(a) The woman is in a grave.
(b) A bee is stinging her.
(c) The woman is about to be attacked by a swarm of bees.
(d) A bee crawls over her left eye.

7. How many people does Piranesi believe ever existed in the World?
(a) 1 Billion.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 15.
(d) 3 Million.

8. What does the visitor suggest Piranesi do to the Other?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Bring him to the real world.
(c) Learn from him.
(d) Write more journal entries for him.

9. What does Piranesi whisper to niches and plinths in Part II, hoping for a sign of recognition?
(a) Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(b) 16.
(c) Addy Domarus.
(d) The Other.

10. What does Piranesi do to try to determine if there are really gaps in his memory?
(a) Venture back to his original world.
(b) Seek the counsel of other friends.
(c) Read back through his journals.
(d) Listen to his recordings.

11. What task takes up much of Piranesi's time?
(a) His knitting.
(b) His singing.
(c) His work with the Other.
(d) His painting.

12. What does the Other instruct Piranesi to do if he ever sees anyone else in the labyrinth?
(a) To find the Other right away and tell him about it.
(b) To speak politely to that person or people.
(c) To hide and not to speak to that person or people.
(d) To find Laurence Arne-Sayles right away and tell him about it.

13. Who is the Biscuit-Box Man?
(a) A skeleton that resides in the Third North-Western Hall.
(b) The person who lived with Piranesi in the former world.
(c) The person who delivers food for Piranesi.
(d) The person who takes Piranesi's vital signs every week.

14. What is the Other afraid of in the House?
(a) The powerful tides and movement of water.
(b) The statues.
(c) The wolves.
(d) The enchanting music.

15. Where does Piranesi believe 16 lives?
(a) In a hall near to Piranesi's own Halls.
(b) On an ocean island.
(c) In a far-off region of the House, in his own Halls.
(d) In another world.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Other say it is only a small chance someone else will come to the House?

2. Who does Piranesi meet in Part II by the Western Doors?

3. What does Piranesi call the person the Other says might visit the House in Part II?

4. What are the white shapes Piranesi sees scattered around the pavement as he makes his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?

5. Why does the Other threaten to stop working with Piranesi in Part II?

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