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

2. 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) Sparrows.
(b) Albatrosses.
(c) Crows.
(d) Herring gulls.

3. What sometimes drifts into Piranesi's area of the House where he sleeps?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Cats.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Other people.

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

5. Why does the Other say the House does not affect him in the same way it affects Piranesi?
(a) The Other has been immunized with medication against the House's influence.
(b) The Other leaves the House often.
(c) The Other is just smarter than Piranesi.
(d) The Other has taken certain precautions against it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which season is challenging for Piranesi?

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

3. What are the white shapes Piranesi sees scattered around the pavement as he makes his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?

4. What word does the Other use for the "halls?"

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

(see the answer key)

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