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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered that Arne-Sayles was keeping a prisoner in his house?
(a) Piranesi.
(b) Arne-Sayles's students.
(c) Arne-Sayles's housekeeper.
(d) Arne-Sayles's brother.

2. Which of the following does Piranesi find in the bag he knows the Other must have left in the House in the end of Part IV?
(a) A container of hot food.
(b) A knife.
(c) A flag.
(d) A gun.

3. What does Sorensen scream at Ketterley when he finds himself in the other world all of a sudden?
(a) Out!
(b) You will not get away with this!
(c) Damn you!
(d) Put it back!

4. Who is the student that disappeared, an entry for which appears in Piranesi's journal?
(a) Maurizio Giussani.
(b) Michael Tarten.
(c) Penny Farady.
(d) Franklin Rosen.

5. Who was the only other person to allegedly be able to get to the other world by altering a state of mind?
(a) Ketterley.
(b) James Ritter.
(c) Stanley Ovenden.
(d) Sylvia D'Agostino.

6. What was Laurence Arne-Sayles eventually arrested for?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Murder.
(d) Kidnapping.

7. Which of the following journal entries of Piranesi's was James Ritter mentioned in?
(a) The Prisoner.
(b) The Chips Fell Down.
(c) The Disgrace of Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(d) The Discordant World.

8. How does Piranesi come to predict the event that is going to occur shortly in Part IV?
(a) By watching the celestial bodies.
(b) By consulting the Table of Tides he keeps.
(c) By recording the temperature differentials in the Great Halls.
(d) By reading the books the Other has left for him.

9. Who do Piranesi's journals say Ketterley was a student of?
(a) Arne-Sayles.
(b) Frangipani.
(c) D'Agostino.
(d) Piranesi.

10. How does Piranesi extricate the strips of paper from the birds' nests?
(a) With glue.
(b) With bleach.
(c) With mussel broth.
(d) With warm water and care.

11. What does Piranesi decide to do with 16's written message to him?
(a) Report it to the police.
(b) Erase it before he can read it, but only partially.
(c) Take a photo of it for the Other.
(d) Read it in its entirety.

12. Who does Piranesi think the surprising smell in Part III belongs to?
(a) The Other.
(b) Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(c) The Biscuit-Box man.
(d) 16.

13. What name is the Other shouting in Part III when Piranesi comes upon him?
(a) Marcello.
(b) Fiorelli.
(c) Pastina.
(d) Raphael.

14. What does Piransi think his clothes are perfect for?
(a) Camouflage.
(b) Keeping cool.
(c) Keeping warm.
(d) Keeping up with fashion trends.

15. What does Ketterley bring Sorensen to drink in Part IV?
(a) Soda.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date was the longest journal entry about Ketterly for?

2. What does Piranesi finally understand about the Other's ability to resist the degenerative effects of the House?

3. Who does Piranesi come to the conclusion that the person he refers to as The Prophet really is?

4. What does Sorensen tell Ketterley he is primarily interested in?

5. What does Piranesi use to number the journals in Part III?

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