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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many entries for Laurence Arne-Sayles are there in Piranesi's journals?
(a) 423.
(b) 304.
(c) 12.
(d) 29.

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

3. What stage of the moon does Piranesi see from the One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Second Western Hall in Part II?
(a) Half.
(b) Waning crescent.
(c) Waxing crescent.
(d) Full.

4. What does Piranesi whisper to niches and plinths in Part II, hoping for a sign of recognition?
(a) Laurence Arne-Sayles.
(b) The Other.
(c) Addy Domarus.
(d) 16.

5. Who is the student that disappeared, an entry for which appears in Piranesi's journal?
(a) Franklin Rosen.
(b) Maurizio Giussani.
(c) Penny Farady.
(d) Michael Tarten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Arne-Sayles assign D'Agostino a room in his house, according to Piranesi's journals?

2. What does Piranesi hypothesize about the wisdom of the birds?

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

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

5. What is the first writing of 16's that Piranesi comes across?

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