View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piranesi do to help the birds build their nest?
(a) Dries seaweed and brings it to them.
(b) Builds them a nest of cotton and logs.
(c) Helps them build the nest with paper.
(d) Finds hay for them.

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

3. Who does Piranesi think the visitor in Part II is at first?
(a) The Folded-Up Child.
(b) 16.
(c) The Other.
(d) The Biscuit-Box man.

4. What does Piranesi get an exhilarating inkling of when he visits the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) What it might be like if there were thousands of people in the world instead of just two, as he believes.
(b) What it is like to feel God's presence.
(c) What it is like to feel the real love from another human being.
(d) What it is like to hear real music.

5. What does the Other tell Piranesi about Piranesi in Part II that shocks him?
(a) He thinks Piranesi is a good musician.
(b) Piranesi often forgets about things and conversations they have had in the past.
(c) He knows where Piranesi's mother is.
(d) He knows where Piranesi can meet a lot of new people.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Piranesi feel about the dark?

2. What does the Other tell Piranesi he might be forced to do if Piranesi talks to 16?

3. What does Laurence want directions to in his note in Part II?

4. Why does Piranesi venture to the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?

5. How many people does Piranesi believe ever existed in the World?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 369 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample