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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. On the first day, what animals did Pi think were on the lifeboat?
(a) Two hyenas, a zebra, and a dog.
(b) A zebra, an orangutan, a dog, and a hyena.
(c) A hyena, a zebra, and an orangutan.
(d) A hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a monkey.

2. According to Pi's father, what kind of an environment do animals seek?
(a) Happy.
(b) Safe.
(c) Free.
(d) Comfortable.

3. In Part 1, Chapter 33, when the author and Pi look through photos, what period in Pi's life has only a few photos?
(a) His time in Brazil.
(b) His time at the University of Toronto.
(c) His wedding.
(d) His life in India.

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

5. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?
(a) Monkeys living with a zebra.
(b) A cat living with a lion.
(c) Sheep living with a rhino.
(d) A mouse living with a viper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?

2. Symbolically, what does it mean when the storm clears?

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

4. Pi and Mr. Kumar agreed on what?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 12, what do readers learn about the nameless man?

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