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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. 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 twice divorced.
(c) That Pi did not believe in marriage.
(d) That Pi was married.

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

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

4. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?
(a) The sea and the sky.
(b) Faith and hopelessness.
(c) Darkness of the night and the daylight.
(d) Boredom and terror.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?

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