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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 17 | Part 1 Chapter 18 | Part 1 Chapter 19 | Part 1 Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the main character think about the animals in the zoo?
(a) They were happy living in the zoo.
(b) They were not happy living in the zoo.
(c) They would like to return to the wild.
(d) They were fearful of the other animals in the zoo.

2. Who was Mr. Satish Kumar?
(a) Mr. Kumar was an agnostic.
(b) Mr. Kumar was a good looking man who believed in God.
(c) Mr. Kumar was a Communist and atheist.
(d) Mr. Kumar was the reason Pi studied theology.

3. What is the purpose of the italicized chapters?
(a) To add some mysteriousness to the story.
(b) To confuse the reader.
(c) To give the reader some background about the man.
(d) To tell the reader how the author discovered the story.

4. Who is Antieji?
(a) Pi's best friend.
(b) Pi's foster mother in Toronto.
(c) Pi's cousin.
(d) Pi's aunt.

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. What did Pi's father tell him was the second greatest danger in the zoo?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 1, the main character tells about his experience in which location?

3. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?

4. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?

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

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