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

2. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?
(a) A mouse living with a viper.
(b) Sheep living with a rhino.
(c) A cat living with a lion.
(d) Monkeys living with a zebra.

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

4. What did Pi start to follow after his food supplies run low?
(a) The tiger, to where the tiger has sequestered fish.
(b) The recommended daily intake in the survival guide.
(c) His normal routine.
(d) His faith, knowing he can catch more fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?

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

5. Pi did what with the raft after he built it?

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