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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. Which is the following is not true about Pi's visit to a Christian church and his meeting with Father Martin?
(a) Pi went to a Hindu temple after he went to the Christian church.
(b) Pi told Father Martin that he wanted to become a Christian.
(c) Pi did not feel he belonged in the Christian church.
(d) Pi thought the story about Jesus to be odd.

2. What did Pi do to exert his dominance over the tiger?
(a) Conducted his daily routine in front of him.
(b) Handled the tiger's feces in front of him.
(c) Cleaned the fish he caught in front of him.
(d) Cleaned the boat of the tiger's urine in front of him.

3. How important is religion to Pi?
(a) It is not important at all.
(b) It is important depending on the circumstances.
(c) It is very important.
(d) It is somewhat important.

4. What did Pi spend a lot of time in the manual reading about and studying?
(a) The tide and current.
(b) Navigational directions.
(c) How to signal that he was alive.
(d) How to make a shelter.

5. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?
(a) Fell asleep exhausted, wrapped in his warm blanket.
(b) Created a fishing line to use to catch food.
(c) Moved closer to the tiger for protection.
(d) Prepared to battle the tiger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Pi was nearly starving, what did a storm of flying fish bring onto the boat?

3. What did Pi find solace in, even though he had to continually reconsider his place in God's universe?

4. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 21, what is the author's purpose in writing about what he thinks after interviewing Pi?

(see the answer key)

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