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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 do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?
(a) Created a fishing line to use to catch food.
(b) Prepared to battle the tiger.
(c) Fell asleep exhausted, wrapped in his warm blanket.
(d) Moved closer to the tiger for protection.

2. What happened as starvation began to set in?
(a) Pi's body began to break down and standing was difficult.
(b) Pi gave up the will to survive.
(c) Pi thought about killing and eating the tiger.
(d) Pi spent all day rocking back and forth on the raft.

3. 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 hoped to provide a better life for the family in Canada.
(c) His father worried about the political situation in India.
(d) His father wanted to give Pi a broader view of life and religion.

4. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?
(a) Zoology.
(b) Politics.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Botany.

5. 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) Get rid of him and have the lifeboat to himself.
(c) Kill him and bury him on land.
(d) Keep him around for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sea creatures were around the boat most of the time?

2. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?

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

4. What did Pi always feel at the center of?

5. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?

(see the answer key)

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