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

2. How does Piranesi think the birds sometimes try to communicate with him?
(a) By chirping musical notes.
(b) By flying from statue to statue and trying to communicate meaning to him in this way.
(c) By leaving food for him.
(d) By scratching letters in the sand with their beaks.

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

4. What is the Other on a quest after?
(a) The Smorgasboard.
(b) The Ritual.
(c) The Great and Secret Knowledge.
(d) The Kingship.

5. What revelation comes to Piranesi on his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) The Great and Secret Knowledge seems insignificant to him now.
(b) The Other might be his enemy.
(c) He does not know where his own mother is.
(d) He needs to try to meet another person besides the Other.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Piranesi whisper to niches and plinths in Part II, hoping for a sign of recognition?

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

4. What does the visitor in Part II tell Piranesi his world is?

5. What does Piranesi mistake the albatross for at first?

(see the answer key)

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