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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 59 | Part 2 Chapter 60 | Part 2 Chapter 61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?
(a) Pi helped him swim to the boat by throwing him a life buoy.
(b) He was there before Pi got in.
(c) He jumped into the boat from the ship.
(d) Pi doesn't know how he got there.

2. What was the response of Pi's father to his request for Christian baptism and a prayer rug?
(a) His father said to talk to his mother about it.
(b) His father didn't question him about this decision.
(c) His father just wanted Pi to be happy.
(d) His father thought it was a good idea.

3. Why did Pi throw himself out of the lifeboat?
(a) Someone called to him to swim to another boat.
(b) He thought he saw another lifeboat that might be safer.
(c) He was hot and he thought he could cool off in the water.
(d) He realized he was in a boat with a Bengal tiger.

4. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?
(a) He fell off the ship and swam to the lifeboat.
(b) It was his assigned lifeboat and he went there as the ship sank.
(c) He was thrown overboard and landed there.
(d) His father put him there as the ship was sinking.

5. What was under the tarp on the boat?
(a) The tiger.
(b) A locker.
(c) A pile of lifejackets.
(d) Biscuits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat?

2. Why must a circus lion trainer establish that he is the alpha male with respect to the lion?

3. When Pi awoke in the middle of the night and saw the huge moonlit sky before him, what did he think about with regards to himself and the rest of the sea?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's baptism?

5. What do Pi's parents think about his being so religious?

(see the answer key)

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