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Part I (Pages 1 - 50)

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

2. What kind of bird comes to the South-Western Halls in Part I?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) An albatross.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A crow.

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

4. What event does Piranesi witness in Part I that only happens once every eight years?
(a) The lunar eclipse.
(b) The solar eclipse.
(c) The setting of two suns.
(d) The joining of the tides.

5. What do the windows of the House look out upon?
(a) The desert.
(b) Great Courtyards.
(c) The forest.
(d) The sea.

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

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