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Study Guide

Life of Pi Quiz

Yann Martel
This Study Guide consists of approximately 108 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Life of Pi.

Life of Pi Quiz

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1)

What did Pi do the first day in the life boat? (from Part 2 Chapter 41 | Part 2 Chapter 42 | Part 2 Chapter 43)

He made himself secure.
He helped the animals on board.
He explored the life boat.
He kept alert looking for survivors and rescue teams.
2)

What was the date that Pi's interview with the officials began? (from Part 3 Chapter 95 | Part 3 Chapter 96 | Part 3 Chapter 97)

April 17, 1998.
February 19, 1978.
March 24, 1988.
January 12, 1968.
3)

After the hyena killed the zebra, what did the hyena do? (from Part 2 Chapter 47 | Part 2 Chapter 48 | Part 2 Chapter 49)

Killed Orange Juice.
Went to sleep.
Tried to kill Pi.
Jumped overboard.
4)

How did Pi spend his second night on the lifeboat? (from Part 2 Chapter 44 | Part 2 Chapter 45 | Part 2 Chapter 46)

Walking about the boat.
Sleeping.
Swimming and sleeping.
Crying with grief about his family.
5)

Pi took inventory of what on the boat? (from Part 2 Chapter 50 | Part 2 Chapter 51 | Part 2 Chapter 52)

A cage.
A metal cupboard.
The locker.
A wooden trunk.
6)

What did Pi smell when he was next to the boat? (from Part 2 Chapter 59 | Part 2 Chapter 60 | Part 2 Chapter 61)

The smell of rotting food.
The tiger's urine.
The smell of the ocean.
The smell of his wet blanket.
7)

How long did the two men dispatched to the town interview Pi for? (from Part 3 Chapter 95 | Part 3 Chapter 96 | Part 3 Chapter 97)

3 days.
2 days.
2 hours.
3 hours.
8)

What did the interviewers tell Pi they thought about his story? (from Part 3 Chapter 98 | Part 3 Chapter 99 | Part 3 Chapter 100)

That they thought it was a story of heroism.
That they thought it was so improbable it was amazing he had survived.
That they didn't believe it.
That his family would be proud to have him return.
9)

What did Pi finally realize after reading the manual written by a British Royal Navy commander? (from Part 2 Chapter 56 | Part 2 Chapter 57 | Part 2 Chapter 58)

The ocean was going to become more fierce in future storms.
The British had a keen sense on shipwrecks.
The tiger would not kill him.
He was responsible for his own survival now.
10)

Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what? (from Part 2 Chapter 47 | Part 2 Chapter 48 | Part 2 Chapter 49)

Do nothing and wait to be rescued.
Pray to God for deliverance.
Throw himself at the hyena for a fight to the death.
Jump overboard and let the sharks kill him.
11)

What sea creatures were around the boat most of the time? (from Part 2 Chapter 77 | Part 2 Chapter 78 | Part 2 Chapter 79)

Eels.
Fish.
Turtles.
Sharks.
12)

What did Pi make the lifeboat more and more into? (from Part 2 Chapter 62 | Part 2 Chapter 63 | Part 2 Chapter 64)

A zoo habitat.
A shelter.
A home.
A tiger's den.
13)

What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat? (from Part 2 Chapter 50 | Part 2 Chapter 51 | Part 2 Chapter 52)

Food.
Drinking water.
Tarp.
Life jackets.
14)

What did Pi use a page from his notebook for? (from Part 2 Chapter 86 | Part 2 Chapter 87 | Part 2 Chapter 88)

To write a note telling of his plight.
To write the dream from the previous night.
To write a goodbye note to his mother.
To write a last will and testament.
15)

When Pi saw a sea turtle near the boat, what did he do? (from Part 2 Chapter 44 | Part 2 Chapter 45 | Part 2 Chapter 46)

Got into the water and swam with the turtle.
Talked to the turtle.
Watched the turtle until it swam off.
Commanded the turtle to go for help.
16)

What emerged for Pi through the darkest times? (from Part 2 Chapter 74 | Part 2 Chapter 75 | Part 2 Chapter 76)

His faith.
His despair.
His love for his mother.
His hope.
17)

What did Pi recover from the water in the collection of something that came along? (from Part 2 Chapter 86 | Part 2 Chapter 87 | Part 2 Chapter 88)

An empty, floating wine bottle.
Drifting wood.
Dead fish.
Rope.
18)

What did Pi share for food with Richard Parker after butchering it? (from Part 2 Chapter 68 | Part 2 Chapter 69 | Part 2 Chapter 70)

Eel guts.
Shark meat.
Turtle meat.
Fish.
19)

What did the tiger do when he and Pi landed on the shore of the small island? (from Part 2 Chapter 92 | Part 2 Chapter 93 | Part 2 Chapter 94)

Stayed close to Pi, now trained and secure in his presence.
Leapt from the boat and disappeared over a ridge.
Stayed on the boat, skeptical of the island.
Saw a moving animal and raced after it, hunting it down and tearing it apart for food.
20)

What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them? (from Part 3 Chapter 98 | Part 3 Chapter 99 | Part 3 Chapter 100)

Talked to each other in Spanish, remarking that Pi had become unstable.
Remarked to each other in Japanese that they found the story interesting and then took a short break.
Remarked to eachother in Japanese that Pi was not very forthcoming about his experiences.
Remarked to each other in Spanish that Pi was brilliant and his story was sad.
21)

What did a British Royal Navy commander write that Pi took the time to read? (from Part 2 Chapter 56 | Part 2 Chapter 57 | Part 2 Chapter 58)

A manual on British flora and fauna,
A manual on how to hunt and fish after being shipwrecked,
A manual about the ocean tides and currents.
A survival manual with practical advice on how to survive a shipwreck.
22)

What did Pi wish for in his quiet days on the liftboat? (from Part 2 Chapter 71 | Part 2 Chapter 72 | Part 2 Chapter 73)

A book.
A friend.
More food.
To be rescued.
23)

What did Pi bring to the tiger in the morning after they had both had a restless night's sleep? (from Part 2 Chapter 62 | Part 2 Chapter 63 | Part 2 Chapter 64)

Two flying fish and a can of beans.
A can of beans and a biscuit.
Water in a bucket and two flying fish.
Two dorado and biscuits.
24)

What did Pi do to exert his dominance over the tiger? (from Part 2 Chapter 74 | Part 2 Chapter 75 | Part 2 Chapter 76)

Cleaned the fish he caught in front of him.
Cleaned the boat of the tiger's urine in front of him.
Handled the tiger's feces in front of him.
Conducted his daily routine in front of him.
25)

During the first night on the lifeboat, what did the hyena do? (from Part 2 Chapter 44 | Part 2 Chapter 45 | Part 2 Chapter 46)

Chewed off the leg of the zebra.
Spent the night barking/howling.
Slept on the tarp.
Walked around the boat.
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