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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. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?
(a) His father put him there as the ship was sinking.
(b) He fell off the ship and swam to the lifeboat.
(c) It was his assigned lifeboat and he went there as the ship sank.
(d) He was thrown overboard and landed there.

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

3. In Pi's story, which of these statements is true about the black leopard that escaped from the Zurich Zoo?
(a) She roamed the countryside killing small animals.
(b) She lived for ten weeks before she was captured.
(c) She escaped during the day when the zookeeper left her cage open.
(d) She shared her habitat with a male that she did not get along with.

4. 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 thought there would be changes in India because of Mrs. Ghandi.
(b) His father worried about the political situation in India.
(c) His father hoped to provide a better life for the family in Canada.
(d) His father wanted to give Pi a broader view of life and religion.

5. When the hyena began to act strangely, what did Pi do?
(a) Jumped back into the water.
(b) Tried to quiet the hyena by distracting it.
(c) Hid under the tarp.
(d) Sat still and thought about the predatory powers of the hyena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author promise the reader a happy ending to Pi's tale?

2. As night fell on his first day in the lifeboat, why did Pi become scared?

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 48, Pi explains that the tiger got his name from what source?

5. Who were the two men Pi called the "prophets of his youth"?

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