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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 do the windows of the House look out upon?
(a) The sea.
(b) The desert.
(c) Great Courtyards.
(d) The forest.

2. What does Piranesi use to weigh down his note to Laurence in Part II?
(a) A pebble.
(b) A shell.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A book.

3. What event does Piranesi witness in Part I that only happens once every eight years?
(a) The solar eclipse.
(b) The setting of two suns.
(c) The lunar eclipse.
(d) The joining of the tides.

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

5. What does Piranesi have to brave to find food?
(a) The fires.
(b) The tides.
(c) The wolf-infested halls.
(d) The diseased halls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Piranesi's note to the Other say in Part II?

2. Who is the Biscuit-Box Man?

3. Who does Piranesi think is the Sixteenth Person in the beginning of Part I?

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

5. Why does Piranesi think the Other has asked him about Batter-Sea?

(see the answer key)

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