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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. Who is Antieji?
(a) Pi's best friend.
(b) Pi's aunt.
(c) Pi's foster mother in Toronto.
(d) Pi's cousin.

2. The main character grew up in what country?
(a) India.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) United States.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?

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

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

4. Which of the following statements is true about Pi's parents' practice of their religion?

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

(see the answer key)

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