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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 41 | Part 2 Chapter 42 | Part 2 Chapter 43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?
(a) He jumped into the boat from the ship.
(b) Pi helped him swim to the boat by throwing him a life buoy.
(c) He was there before Pi got in.
(d) Pi doesn't know how he got there.

2. Which of these events did not occur before the ship sank?
(a) Pi woke up and decided to go exploring.
(b) Pi found rising water blocking his way when he tried to return to his room.
(c) There was a general alarm to alert everyone that the ship was sinking.
(d) Acccording to Pi's brother, there had been some problem with the engines.

3. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?
(a) Botany.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Politics.
(d) Sociology.

4. How important is religion to Pi?
(a) It is important depending on the circumstances.
(b) It is somewhat important.
(c) It is very important.
(d) It is not important at all.

5. Which of the reasons listed below is NOT one of the reasons Pi's father decided to move the family to Canada?
(a) His father wanted to give Pi a broader view of life and religion.
(b) His father worried about the political situation in India.
(c) His father thought there would be changes in India because of Mrs. Ghandi.
(d) His father hoped to provide a better life for the family in Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Pi's parents think about his being so religious?

2. What does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?

3. What religion is Pi?

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

5. As Pi was in the lifeboat, what animal floated by and got into the boat?

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