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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 33 | Part 1 Chapter 34 | Part 1 Chapter 35 | Part 1 Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 thought it was a good idea.
(c) His father just wanted Pi to be happy.
(d) His father didn't question him about this decision.

2. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?
(a) Tea estates.
(b) Religious temples.
(c) Parks.
(d) Hotels.

3. After the family sold the zoo, why did it take a year before they could leave India for Canada?
(a) Pi's mother took that long to get the house and everything ready.
(b) No one wanted to buy the zoo animals.
(c) No one wanted to buy the zoo.
(d) The paperwork took that long.

4. Pi and Mr. Kumar agreed on what?
(a) That all religions were basically the same.
(b) On politics.
(c) That Pi should spend more time studying.
(d) On the sacredness of the zoo.

5. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?
(a) Its territory is invaded.
(b) It is mean.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) It doesn't like the trainer or zookeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author promise the reader a happy ending to Pi's tale?

2. What does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?

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

4. When Pi's father took his sons on a tour of the zoo, which of the following statements is not true?

5. Which is the following is not true about Pi's visit to a Christian church and his meeting with Father Martin?

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