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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 plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?
(a) Get rid of him and have the lifeboat to himself.
(b) Kill him and cast him off onto the raft, adrift in the sea.
(c) Keep him around for protection.
(d) Kill him and bury him on land.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?
(a) That Pi's wife's name is Meena and she is a doctor.
(b) That Pi was married.
(c) That Pi was twice divorced.
(d) That Pi did not believe in marriage.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened as starvation began to set in?

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

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

4. What did Richard Parker kill while Pi was building the raft?

5. Which of the reasons listed below is NOT one of the reasons Pi's father decided to move the family to Canada?

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