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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. Who does Piranesi find a note from in Part II?
(a) A person named Sylvia.
(b) A person named Ryan.
(c) A person named James.
(d) A person named Laurence.

2. 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 child he could raise.
(c) As a potential wife for him.
(d) As a fortune-teller to keep him company.

3. What does Piranesi mistake the albatross for at first?
(a) A vision of a shining white cross.
(b) Death.
(c) An angel.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Piranesi eat in the House?
(a) The meals the Other brings him.
(b) The vegetables from his vegetable garden.
(c) Seaweed and various mollusks and fish.
(d) The cows he kills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Piranesi feel about the presence of the dead in the House?

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

3. Who gave Piranesi his name?

4. What does Piranesi notice about the yellow leaf he sees on the waters in Part I?

5. What gift does the Other bring for Piranesi in Part II that he loves?

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