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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the white shapes Piranesi sees scattered around the pavement as he makes his way back from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) Birds.
(b) Ripped-up scraps of paper that were journal entries.
(c) White paint that someone has painted on the floor.
(d) Popcorn.

2. Who does Piranesi meet in Part II by the Western Doors?
(a) The Biscuit-Box Man.
(b) The man he thinks of as The Prophet.
(c) The Folded-Up Child.
(d) Sylvia D'Agostino.

3. How often does Piranesi index his journal entries?
(a) Once per day.
(b) Once per year.
(c) Once every month.
(d) Every other week or so.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the box the Other brings a gift to Piranesi in have on the outside of it?

4. What does Piranesi often take particular note of about his meetings with the Other in his journals?

5. What does the visitor suggest Piranesi do to the Other?

(see the answer key)

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