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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 77 | Part 2 Chapter 78 | Part 2 Chapter 79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?
(a) A cat living with a lion.
(b) A mouse living with a viper.
(c) Sheep living with a rhino.
(d) Monkeys living with a zebra.

2. What did Pi build a raft out of?
(a) Oars and floating logs.
(b) Life jackets and floating oars.
(c) Logs and life jackets.
(d) Wood and rope.

3. What did Pi plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?
(a) Kill him and cast him off onto the raft, adrift in the sea.
(b) Keep him around for protection.
(c) Get rid of him and have the lifeboat to himself.
(d) Kill him and bury him on land.

4. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?
(a) Boredom and terror.
(b) Darkness of the night and the daylight.
(c) Faith and hopelessness.
(d) The sea and the sky.

5. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?
(a) No, but it made Pi feel uncomfortable.
(b) Yes. It signifies that Pi has not yet assimilated what he has learned from the two Mr. Kumars.
(c) Yes. It represents the two sides of Pi's character--his piety and his interest in creation.
(d) No. It was just an event that happened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tiger like to lean over the edge of the boat and club to death, then eat?

2. What happened as starvation began to set in?

3. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?

4. What happened when the two Mr. Kumars in Pi's life meet by chance at the zoo?

5. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?

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