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

2. What was the response of Pi's father to his request for Christian baptism and a prayer rug?
(a) His father said to talk to his mother about it.
(b) His father thought it was a good idea.
(c) His father just wanted Pi to be happy.
(d) His father didn't question him about this decision.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 21, what is the author's purpose in writing about what he thinks after interviewing Pi?
(a) To make the reader aware of the author's religious beliefs.
(b) To help the reader understand Pi better.
(c) To help the reader know what the author thinks.
(d) To make the reader aware that the author likes Pi.

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

5. What did Pi say at the meeting of his parents and his religious teachers?
(a) He wanted to study more about the religions.
(b) He just wanted to love God.
(c) The religions were similar.
(d) He would think about they said.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's prayer rug?

3. What happened at the meeting with Pi's parents and his three religious teachers?

4. What is the purpose of the italicized chapters?

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

(see the answer key)

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