Life of Pi Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Life of Pi Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day, what animals did Pi think were on the lifeboat?

2. What did Pi do when he didn't feel as welcome to his interfaith practices as before?

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

4. In Pi's story, which of these statements is true about the black leopard that escaped from the Zurich Zoo?

5. Symbolically, what does it mean when the storm clears?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Part 1, Chapter 21 set the reader up for the remainder of the story?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 23, the author discusses the "three wise men." Who are they?

3. How is the lion in the zoo in Part 1, Chapter 13 an example of the well-defined social order of animals?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 39, where did Pi end up after being thrown overboard?

5. How does Pi react to the story of Jesus in Part 1, Chapter 17?

6. In Part1, Chapter 9, Pi discusses what observation about animal behavior?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 51, readers see Pi's persistence pay off as he finds food and water. How did Pi find the food and water?

8. What part of Pi's life seems painful, as the author is with Pi looking through photo albums in Part 1, Chapter 33?

9. How does the tiger get his human name in Part 2, Chapter 48? How is he like Pi?

10. What did Pi and Richard Parker kill and eat in Part 2, Chapter 53? What is it's symbolism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, which one of the animals in the zoo is most like Pi and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Orange Juice and the hyena in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Both the raft and the lifeboat prove critical to Pi's success, but in different ways. Discuss why it was important to Pi's mind to have both the raft and the lifeboat. What would have happened if Pi had never been able to make the raft? What if Pi had lost the lifeboat?

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