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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. In Part 1, Chapter 12, what do readers learn about the nameless man?
(a) He is the main character.
(b) He is a relative of the main character.
(c) He will probably remain nameless throughout the story.
(d) The author uses him only as a means to tell the story.

2. What did the interviewers want to know first?
(a) Where Pi had learned his survival techniques from.
(b) Who the tiger was and where Pi had been the past months.
(c) What food Pi had eaten to survive for the past few months.
(d) How the ship sank and what happened to the ship's cargo.

3. What do Pi's parents think about his being so religious?
(a) They hope Pi's religious fervor is a passing phase.
(b) They think Pi should choose one religion, whichever one he wants.
(c) They just want Pi to be happy.
(d) While they may not believe as Pi does, they encourage him.

4. What does the author say was strange about the ecosystem in the lifeboat on the second day?
(a) The hyena was in the boat.
(b) Two wild animals slept in the boat.
(c) The hyena and a human were in the same boat.
(d) The hyena and orangutan existed side by side and ignored each other.

5. What is the omega animal?
(a) The animal that is given the easiest tricks to learn.
(b) The one with the lowest social standing in their group.
(c) The one with the highest social standing in their group.
(d) The hardest animal to train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened after the meeting of Pi's parents and his religious teachers?

2. How large was the boat?

3. What did Pi start to follow after his food supplies run low?

4. According to Pi's father, what kind of an environment do animals seek?

5. What did Pi do to modify the raft?

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