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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 does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?
(a) What his father looked like.
(b) What his brother looked like.
(c) What Richard Parker looked like.
(d) What his mother looked like.

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

3. How did Pi first learn about Islam?
(a) By listening to his parents.
(b) By discovering the Muslim section of his town.
(c) By studying at school.
(d) By talking to his friends.

4. What did Pi's father tell him was the second greatest danger in the zoo?
(a) Man.
(b) Anthropomorphism.
(c) Old buildings.
(d) Animal cruelty.

5. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?
(a) He is a great cook with an extensive spice collection.
(b) He teaches the main character about animals.
(c) He likes to swim.
(d) He works in the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the two men Pi called the "prophets of his youth"?

2. What animal do zookeepers think of as the most dangerous animal in the zoo?

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

4. After the family sold the zoo, why did it take a year before they could leave India for Canada?

5. Who is Antieji?

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