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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 sometimes drifts into Piranesi's area of the House where he sleeps?
(a) Cats.
(b) Other people.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Ghosts.

2. Who is one of Laurence Arne-Sayles's most devoted students?
(a) Sylvia D'Agostino.
(b) Charlotte Henry.
(c) Marshall Windham.
(d) Fabian Gould.

3. What does Piranesi notice about the yellow leaf he sees on the waters in Part I?
(a) Its surface repells water, like something that is meant to stay in the air.
(b) It is decayed.
(c) It has been eaten by a creature already.
(d) It tastes sweet.

4. 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.

5. Who has already written a book about Arne-Sayles, according to Piranesi's journals?
(a) Sylvia D'Agostino.
(b) Angharad Scott.
(c) Valentine Ketterley.
(d) James Ritter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Other threaten to stop working with Piranesi in Part II?

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

3. Where is Piranesi's starting point for the numbering of the Halls?

4. Who does Piranesi think might have written the words on the scraps of paper he puts together?

5. What does Piranesi write in his first note to 16?

(see the answer key)

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