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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 95 | Part 3 Chapter 96 | Part 3 Chapter 97.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Pi do to keep Richard Parker satisfied?
(a) Put him on the raft.
(b) Talked to him while he petted him.
(c) Did not get near him, leaving him alone.
(d) Caught as many fish as possible.

2. What equipment did Pi fish the most with?
(a) Hooks.
(b) His hands.
(c) Poles.
(d) Gaffs.

3. When Pi awoke in the middle of the night and saw the huge moonlit sky before him, what did he think about with regards to himself and the rest of the sea?
(a) How starless the sky was, and how empty his heart felt.
(b) How small he is and how vast the sea and the sky are.
(c) How there was no chance of ever surviving in such a vast sea.
(d) How lonely the moon looked, and how lonely his heart was.

4. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?
(a) Darkness of the night and the daylight.
(b) Faith and hopelessness.
(c) The sea and the sky.
(d) Boredom and terror.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tiger like to lean over the edge of the boat and club to death, then eat?

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

3. Where were the two men from who were dispatched to the town where Pi recovered in an effort to interview him?

4. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?

5. Which of the following statements is true about Pi's parents' practice of their religion?

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