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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 call the person the Other says might visit the House in Part II?
(a) 10.
(b) 32.
(c) 16.
(d) 40.

2. What gift does the Other bring for Piranesi in Part II that he loves?
(a) A CD player.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Food.
(d) Shoes.

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

4. What does Piranesi think the House originally may have intended the Folded-Up Child for?
(a) As a doctor to treat his illnesses.
(b) As a fortune-teller to keep him company.
(c) As a child he could raise.
(d) As a potential wife for him.

5. What does the visitor suggest Piranesi do to the Other?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Learn from him.
(c) Write more journal entries for him.
(d) Bring him to the real world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Piranesi do to try to determine if there are really gaps in his memory?

2. What does Piranesi get an exhilarating inkling of when he visits the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?

3. What are there very few of in the House?

4. Why does the Other tell Piranesi he might not want to stick around and work with him on one day in Part I?

5. Why does Piranesi stop writing in his journal in the final month of the last year?

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