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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell does Sorensen immediately detect in Ketterley's house that seems out of place?
(a) A smell of the forest.
(b) A smell of sandalwood.
(c) A smell of roses.
(d) A smell of rain, clouds, air, and the sea.

2. What does Piranesi practice in Part III?
(a) Hiding from 16.
(b) Writing his novel.
(c) Piano.
(d) Flute.

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

4. What is the first writing of 16's that Piranesi comes across?
(a) A note to Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(b) Directions 16 seems to have written to himself.
(c) A note to the police.
(d) A warning for the Other.

5. Which of the following does Piranesi do in preparation for the significant event he has predicted will happen soon in the House?
(a) He takes the bones of the dead to higher ground.
(b) He coats himself in water-proof oil.
(c) He gets a warmer coat.
(d) He gets special sunglasses to shield his eyes from the eclipse.

6. Where was the house Arne-Sayles grew up in?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Essex.
(c) Charlington.
(d) Lyme Regis.

7. Which of the following were some of the jobs James Ritter once worked at?
(a) Actor, director, and stage hand.
(b) Lawyer, soldier, and accountant.
(c) Model, waiter, barman, and prostitute.
(d) Doctor and nurse.

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

9. Who does Piranesi see the word Battersea associated with in his journals?
(a) Arne-Sayles.
(b) Ketterley.
(c) D'Agostino.
(d) 16.

10. How has Piranesi always thought of himself?
(a) As a lover.
(b) As a fighter.
(c) As an artist.
(d) As a scientist.

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

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

13. How does the Other propose to Piranesi they kill intruders to the House?
(a) With a rope.
(b) With poison.
(c) With a gun.
(d) With a knife.

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

15. What scent surprises Piranesi in the First Vestibule in Part III?
(a) Perfume that smells of lemons and geranium.
(b) The smell of fear.
(c) A fecal smell.
(d) The smell of delicious cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sorensen scream at Ketterley when he finds himself in the other world all of a sudden?

2. Where does Piranesi keep his journals?

3. What does reading his journals over again in Part III convince Piranesi the Other was right about?

4. What name is the Other shouting in Part III when Piranesi comes upon him?

5. How does Piranesi account for his own understanding of words in his journals that are unfamiliar to him at first?

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