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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often does Piranesi index his journal entries?
(a) Once per day.
(b) Every other week or so.
(c) Once every month.
(d) Once per year.

2. Where do Piranesi and the Other often meet?
(a) The Second South-Western Hall.
(b) The Thirty-Third North-Eastern Hall.
(c) The Ninety-Second South-Western Hall.
(d) The Vestibule with the fox statues.

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

4. What does Piranesi hypothesize about the wisdom of the birds?
(a) It is derived from their diet.
(b) Perhaps it resides in the flock and not the individual.
(c) It is non-existent.
(d) It depends on each individual bird.

5. How does 16 refer to Laurence Arne-Sayles in her note to Piranesi?
(a) As Piranesi's father.
(b) As an occultist.
(c) As a friend of hers.
(d) As a colleague of hers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Piranesi stop writing in his journal in the final month of the last year?

2. What does Piranesi do to help the birds build their nest?

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

4. What is it about the woman and beehive statue that gives Piranesi a sense of queasiness?

5. Who is the student that disappeared, an entry for which appears in Piranesi's journal?

(see the answer key)

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