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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 notice about the yellow leaf he sees on the waters in Part I?
(a) It has been eaten by a creature already.
(b) It is decayed.
(c) Its surface repells water, like something that is meant to stay in the air.
(d) It tastes sweet.

2. Who gave Piranesi his name?
(a) The Sun.
(b) The Prophet.
(c) The Other.
(d) The Seer.

3. How does Piranesi feel about the presence of the dead in the House?
(a) He is indifferent to it.
(b) It is consolatory.
(c) It is sad.
(d) He is scared by it.

4. Why does Piranesi think the Other has asked him about Batter-Sea?
(a) He thinks it is a control question in his data-collecting.
(b) He thinks it means something important to the Other.
(c) He thinks it is where the Other was born.
(d) He thinks it might be where he was born.

5. What kinds of birds used the scraps of paper in their nests that Piranesi wants to put together to make a whole and be able to read?
(a) Albatrosses.
(b) Herring gulls.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Crows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird comes to the South-Western Halls in Part I?

2. What does Piranesi suggest the Other addressing his ritual invocation to?

3. Which one is Piranesi's favorite statue?

4. Why does the Other say it is only a small chance someone else will come to the House?

5. What does Piranesi eat in the House?

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