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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 are there very few of in the House?
(a) Dark spaces.
(b) Statues.
(c) Plinths.
(d) Places to play music.

2. What does the visitor in Part II tell Piranesi about the Great and Secret Knowledge?
(a) Piranesi might find it, but the Other will not.
(b) It does not exist.
(c) It only exists for children to find it.
(d) It only exists in the real world.

3. What does the box the Other brings a gift to Piranesi in have on the outside of it?
(a) A pretzel.
(b) The name of a sports team and logo.
(c) The word "aquarium" and an octopus.
(d) A flower.

4. What does Piranesi often take particular note of about his meetings with the Other in his journals?
(a) The state of the Other's teeth.
(b) The Other's accent.
(c) The Other's breathing patterns.
(d) The Other's suits and clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Piranesi witness in Part I that only happens once every eight years?

2. What does Piranesi use to weigh down his note to Laurence in Part II?

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

4. Who does Piranesi meet in Part II by the Western Doors?

5. Which one is Piranesi's favorite statue?

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