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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 50).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is the Biscuit-Box Man?
(a) A skeleton that resides in the Third North-Western Hall.
(b) The person who delivers food for Piranesi.
(c) The person who takes Piranesi's vital signs every week.
(d) The person who lived with Piranesi in the former world.

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

5. Who does Piranesi think is the Sixteenth Person in the beginning of Part I?
(a) He does not know, but he addresses the Sixteenth Person as "you."
(b) A deity who created the House.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the Other ask Piranesi for in Part I?

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

3. What kinds of clothes does the Other usually wear?

4. What do the windows of the House look out upon?

5. What does Piranesi hypothesize about the wisdom of the birds?

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