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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 68 | Part 2 Chapter 69 | Part 2 Chapter 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the underside of Pi's raft?
(a) It started breaking apart.
(b) It started rotting.
(c) It became an ecosystem full of sea life.
(d) It turned green with algae.

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

3. What did Pi spend a lot of time in the manual reading about and studying?
(a) The tide and current.
(b) How to make a shelter.
(c) How to signal that he was alive.
(d) Navigational directions.

4. When Pi awoke in the middle of the night and saw the huge moonlit sky before him, what did he think about with regards to himself and the rest of the sea?
(a) How starless the sky was, and how empty his heart felt.
(b) How small he is and how vast the sea and the sky are.
(c) How there was no chance of ever surviving in such a vast sea.
(d) How lonely the moon looked, and how lonely his heart was.

5. What did Pi do to modify the raft?
(a) Increased the depth of the raft by adding another layer of wood,
(b) Made a mast and found a compass in the locker to navigate with.
(c) Made a mast and draped a blanket over it to create shelter.
(d) Made the raft wider with more wood and rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi plan to do with the tiger once the tiger expressed friendliness and harmlessness?

2. What smell reminded Pi of childhood?

3. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?

4. Who were the two men Pi called the "prophets of his youth"?

5. What happened at the meeting with Pi's parents and his three religious teachers?

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