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

2. What sea creatures were around the boat most of the time?
(a) Eels.
(b) Fish.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Sharks.

3. What did Richard Parker kill while Pi was building the raft?
(a) A rat.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A bird.
(d) A fish.

4. Pi did what with the raft after he built it?
(a) Put it on the dry land to keep it safe.
(b) Tethered it to the boat.
(c) Set it free into the water.
(d) Used it to build a wall to block Richard Parker's view of him sleeping.

5. Which of the reasons listed below is NOT one of the reasons Pi's father decided to move the family to Canada?
(a) His father thought there would be changes in India because of Mrs. Ghandi.
(b) His father worried about the political situation in India.
(c) His father wanted to give Pi a broader view of life and religion.
(d) His father hoped to provide a better life for the family in Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?

2. What convinced Pi he wasn't going to die?

3. What happened as starvation began to set in?

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

5. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?

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