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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 201 - 245).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Piranesi think the surprising smell in Part III belongs to?
(a) Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(b) The Other.
(c) 16.
(d) The Biscuit-Box man.

3. Why does the Other tell Piranesi he did not tell him 16 is a woman?
(a) He was afraid Piranesi would kill her without listening to her.
(b) He was afraid Piranesi might think she was his sister.
(c) He was afraid Piranesi might feel sympathy or even love for her.
(d) He was afraid Piranesi would think she might be his mother.

4. What does Piranesi get an exhilarating inkling of when he visits the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) What it is like to feel the real love from another human being.
(b) What it might be like if there were thousands of people in the world instead of just two, as he believes.
(c) What it is like to hear real music.
(d) What it is like to feel God's presence.

5. What does the Other tell Piranesi about Piranesi in Part II that shocks him?
(a) He knows where Piranesi's mother is.
(b) He thinks Piranesi is a good musician.
(c) He knows where Piranesi can meet a lot of new people.
(d) Piranesi often forgets about things and conversations they have had in the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did Arne-Sayles spend in prison?

2. Who is one of Laurence Arne-Sayles's most devoted students?

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

4. What does reading his journals over again in Part III convince Piranesi the Other was right about?

5. Which of the following can Piranesi not seem to accept right after the flood?

(see the answer key)

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