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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. 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 teaches the main character about animals.
(b) He likes to swim.
(c) He is a great cook with an extensive spice collection.
(d) He works in the zoo.

2. The author uses the animals as symbols of what?
(a) They are not symbols.
(b) Different aspects of human nature.
(c) Man's aggression.
(d) Pi or some part of him.

3. When Pi got back into the lifeboat in Part 2, who did he see look out from under the tarp?
(a) The monkey.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The zebra.
(d) The hyena.

4. What is life's only opponent, in the eyes of Pi?
(a) Exhaustion.
(b) Power.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

5. 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) Pi found rising water blocking his way when he tried to return to his room.
(c) Pi woke up and decided to go exploring.
(d) There was a general alarm to alert everyone that the ship was sinking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Pi finally realize after reading the manual written by a British Royal Navy commander?

3. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?

4. What did the main character think about the animals in the zoo?

5. Which of the following is true about Pi's family's departure from India?

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