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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 25 | Part 1 Chapter 26 | Part 1 Chapter 27 | Part 1 Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the main character named after?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) A swimming pool.
(c) A famous landmark.
(d) His father.

2. Which of the following statements is true about Pi's parents' practice of their religion?
(a) Pi's parents were not very religious.
(b) Pi's father was raised as a Hindu, but had been schooled as a Baptist.
(c) Pi's mother had a Hindu upbringing, but had been schooled as a Presbyterian.
(d) Pi's parents practiced their Hindu religion faithfully all the time.

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

4. Why must a circus lion trainer establish that he is the alpha male with respect to the lion?
(a) The lion must know who is boss, which will make it feel secure.
(b) Only female lions are used in the circus.
(c) The trainer must show the lion he is physically stronger.
(d) All lions want to be dominated.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 1, Chapter 21, what is the author's purpose in writing about what he thinks after interviewing Pi?

5. How did Pi first learn about Islam?

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