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

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

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

4. Who is Mamji?
(a) A respectful, affectionate term for an older person.
(b) A person who studied in England for two years.
(c) A person who used to be a competitive swimmer.
(d) A person who worked for Pi's father at the zoo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Pi's father, what kind of an environment do animals seek?

2. How important is religion to Pi?

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

4. In Pi's story, which of these statements is true about the black leopard that escaped from the Zurich Zoo?

5. As Pi was learning about Islam, he visited a Muslim shopkeeper. Which of the following statements is true?

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