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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 47 | Part 2 Chapter 48 | Part 2 Chapter 49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the first night on the lifeboat, what did the hyena do?
(a) Slept on the tarp.
(b) Walked around the boat.
(c) Spent the night barking/howling.
(d) Chewed off the leg of the zebra.

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

3. According to Pi, when have successful zookeepers created a healthy environment for the animals?
(a) When the animals don't try to get out.
(b) When the animals eat well.
(c) When the animals reproduce.
(d) When the animals get along with humans.

4. Why does the author promise the reader a happy ending to Pi's tale?
(a) So the reader will continue reading the story.
(b) He has no specific reason for doing this.
(c) So the reader will not feel so sad.
(d) Because people like to read books with happy endings.

5. Which of the following is true about Pi's family's departure from India?
(a) Pi was excited about leaving, but his mother was sad.
(b) The ship was delayed in its departure because of weather.
(c) The whole family was excited about going to Canada.
(d) Other families on the ship were going to Canada as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?

2. Who is Mamji?

3. According to the author, which of the following was a reason why Pi decided to get back into the lifeboat?

4. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?

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

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