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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. 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 hoped to provide a better life for the family in Canada.
(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 thought there would be changes in India because of Mrs. Ghandi.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Pi start to follow after his food supplies run low?

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

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

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

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