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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event does Piranesi realize is going to occur in just a few days' time in Part IV?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A great flood.
(c) A great fire.
(d) A solar eclipse.

3. Why does the Other threaten to stop working with Piranesi in Part II?
(a) Piranesi says he wants to leave the House.
(b) Piranesi says he does not think they should keep going on the quest for the Great and Secret Knowledge.
(c) Piranesi says he can no longer write in his journals.
(d) Piranesi says he wants to meet new people.

4. What image does Piranesi see when he reads the message 16 writes to him in Part IV?
(a) Many lights, rain pouring down on him, and a junction of many streets with buildings all around.
(b) A group of wolves prowling.
(c) Many statues of the House converging on him.
(d) Lakes and mountains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the early volumes of D'Agostino's journals kept?

2. Which of the following journal entries of Piranesi's was James Ritter mentioned in?

3. Why was 16's voice not at all what Piranesi was expecting?

4. How often does Piranesi index his journal entries?

5. What smell does Sorensen immediately detect in Ketterley's house that seems out of place?

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