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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. When did Pi feel that God was very close to him?
(a) When he watched the Muslim shopkeeper.
(b) One day when he was riding his bike home from Mr. Kumar's, the Muslim.
(c) When he was praying in the mosque.
(d) When he was praying in the Christian church.

2. Who were the two men Pi called the "prophets of his youth"?
(a) Satish Kumar, the atheist, and Mamji.
(b) Satish Kumar, the Sufi, and Mamji.
(c) Satish Kumar, the atheist, and Satish Kumar, the Sufi.
(d) Mamji and Pi's father.

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

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

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 likes to swim.
(b) He teaches the main character about animals.
(c) He works in the zoo.
(d) He is a great cook with an extensive spice collection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Antieji?

2. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?

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

4. What did the main character think about the animals in the zoo?

5. How did Pi first learn about Islam?

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