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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 83 | Part 2 Chapter 84 | Part 2 Chapter 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Pi saw a sea turtle near the boat, what did he do?
(a) Got into the water and swam with the turtle.
(b) Commanded the turtle to go for help.
(c) Watched the turtle until it swam off.
(d) Talked to the turtle.

2. What convinced Pi he wasn't going to die?
(a) A rat.
(b) A voice.
(c) Richard Parker.
(d) A friend.

3. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?
(a) Prepared to battle the tiger.
(b) Moved closer to the tiger for protection.
(c) Created a fishing line to use to catch food.
(d) Fell asleep exhausted, wrapped in his warm blanket.

4. In Part 1, Chapter 33, when the author and Pi look through photos, what period in Pi's life has only a few photos?
(a) His time in Brazil.
(b) His wedding.
(c) His life in India.
(d) His time at the University of Toronto.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi spend a lot of time in the manual reading about and studying?

2. 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?

3. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?

4. Since Pi had no bait, what did he cut up to fish with in the morning, after his leather shoe was unsuccessful?

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

(see the answer key)

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