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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 80 | Part 2 Chapter 81 | Part 2 Chapter 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?
(a) That Pi did not believe in marriage.
(b) That Pi was married.
(c) That Pi was twice divorced.
(d) That Pi's wife's name is Meena and she is a doctor.

2. What did Pi plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?
(a) Kill him and cast him off onto the raft, adrift in the sea.
(b) Keep him around for protection.
(c) Get rid of him and have the lifeboat to himself.
(d) Kill him and bury him on land.

3. When did Pi start spending more time on the lifeboat?
(a) When the tiger moved to the raft.
(b) When the raft was ruined in the storm.
(c) When the tiger did not attack him after the storm.
(d) When Pi lost his blanket to the sea during the storm.

4. How did Pi spend his second night on the lifeboat?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Swimming and sleeping.
(c) Walking about the boat.
(d) Crying with grief about his family.

5. What was the response of Pi's father to his request for Christian baptism and a prayer rug?
(a) His father didn't question him about this decision.
(b) His father thought it was a good idea.
(c) His father just wanted Pi to be happy.
(d) His father said to talk to his mother about it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author, which of the following was a reason why Pi decided to get back into the lifeboat?

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

4. What did the tiger associate with trespassing to remember to avoid it?

5. According to Pi, when have successful zookeepers created a healthy environment for the animals?

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