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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 68 | Part 2 Chapter 69 | Part 2 Chapter 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?
(a) He works in the zoo.
(b) He teaches the main character about animals.
(c) He is a great cook with an extensive spice collection.
(d) He likes to swim.

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

4. Which of the following statements is true about Pi's parents' practice of their religion?
(a) Pi's father was raised as a Hindu, but had been schooled as a Baptist.
(b) Pi's mother had a Hindu upbringing, but had been schooled as a Presbyterian.
(c) Pi's parents were not very religious.
(d) Pi's parents practiced their Hindu religion faithfully all the time.

5. What did Pi fail to control as time passed on the liferaft?
(a) His loneliness.
(b) His direction.
(c) His faith.
(d) His fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?

2. What made Pi re-evaluate his position in the lifeboat?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?

4. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?

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

(see the answer key)

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