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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. Why does Piranesi think the House gives more to the Other than to him?
(a) The Other does not know how to take care of himself like Piranesi does.
(b) The Other pays the House.
(c) The Other must do rituals to extract things from the House.
(d) The Other knows the person who runs the House.

2. What does the Other instruct Piranesi to do if he ever sees anyone else in the labyrinth?
(a) To speak politely to that person or people.
(b) To find Laurence Arne-Sayles right away and tell him about it.
(c) To find the Other right away and tell him about it.
(d) To hide and not to speak to that person or people.

3. How does Piranesi feel about the presence of the dead in the House?
(a) It is sad.
(b) It is consolatory.
(c) He is indifferent to it.
(d) He is scared by it.

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

5. Why does Piranesi think the Other has asked him about Batter-Sea?
(a) He thinks it is where the Other was born.
(b) He thinks it is a control question in his data-collecting.
(c) He thinks it means something important to the Other.
(d) He thinks it might be where he was born.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Piranesi think the birds sometimes try to communicate with him?

2. How often does Piranesi index his journal entries?

3. How many entries for Laurence Arne-Sayles are there in Piranesi's journals?

4. Which one is Piranesi's favorite statue?

5. Which creatures does Piranesi sometimes talk to in the House?

(see the answer key)

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