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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the early volumes of D'Agostino's journals kept?
(a) The Royal Museum.
(b) The House Piranesi lives in.
(c) Arne-Sayles's house.
(d) Her parents' house.

2. How many entries for Laurence Arne-Sayles are there in Piranesi's journals?
(a) 29.
(b) 423.
(c) 304.
(d) 12.

3. What does Sorensen tell Ketterley he is primarily interested in?
(a) Classics.
(b) Music.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Transgressive ideas.

4. 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 gun.
(b) A container of hot food.
(c) A flag.
(d) A knife.

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 gets special sunglasses to shield his eyes from the eclipse.
(c) He coats himself in water-proof oil.
(d) He gets a warmer coat.

6. What does Piranesi take out of his hair?
(a) Shells and ornaments.
(b) The lice.
(c) The lint.
(d) The gray, using hair dye.

7. Who does Piranesi think might have written the words on the scraps of paper he puts together?
(a) One of the people who used to be the bones in the House.
(b) The Other.
(c) Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(d) 16.

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

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

10. Why is the Other unconcerned about the event Piranesi predicts in Part IV?
(a) He does not think the lunar eclipse can harm him.
(b) He tells Piranesi he is immune to all harm.
(c) He will not be there in the House that day, so he will not be harmed.
(d) He is used to fires.

11. What music was playing in Ketterley's house during the ritual?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Nine Inch Nails.
(d) Bruce Springsteen.

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

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

14. Why does the person who gave Piranesi his name name him Piranesi?
(a) It is the name of a king.
(b) It is the name of a famous writer.
(c) It is a name associated with labyrinths.
(d) It is the name of a seer.

15. Where was Sylvia D'Agostino born, according to Piranesi's journal?
(a) Ireland.
(b) America.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Piranesi realize has happened to his message for 16 about the flood?

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

4. What does 16 use to write her one-line message for Piranesi in Part IV?

5. Who does Piranesi realize gave him the name Piranesi in Part IV?

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