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

2. What event showed that fortune was with Pi?
(a) He went to sleep early the night before.
(b) He was not seasick.
(c) He didn't get killed by a falling zebra.
(d) He was mobile enough to get in the lifeboat.

3. Which of these events did not occur before the ship sank?
(a) Acccording to Pi's brother, there had been some problem with the engines.
(b) There was a general alarm to alert everyone that the ship was sinking.
(c) Pi found rising water blocking his way when he tried to return to his room.
(d) Pi woke up and decided to go exploring.

4. What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat?
(a) Drinking water.
(b) Food.
(c) Tarp.
(d) Life jackets.

5. How did Richard Parker react when Pi shouted a greeting to him?
(a) Came closer to Pi to see what Pi wanted.
(b) Responded with the same sounds as before.
(c) Growled and roared.
(d) Turned away from Pi, silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separated Pi from the Tiger on the boat?

2. What did Pi smell when he was next to the boat?

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

4. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's prayer rug?

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