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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Pi do when he didn't feel as welcome to his interfaith practices as before?
(a) Lingered after Muslim prayers.
(b) Changed Christian churches.
(c) Talked to his religious teachers.
(d) Attended Hindu temple only at quiet times.

3. Who was Mr. Satish Kumar?
(a) Mr. Kumar was a good looking man who believed in God.
(b) Mr. Kumar was an agnostic.
(c) Mr. Kumar was a Communist and atheist.
(d) Mr. Kumar was the reason Pi studied theology.

4. What was the reaction of Pi's parents to Pi's explorations and practices of various religions?
(a) They were uncomfortable with his religious practices.
(b) They wanted him to stop exploring religions and settle on one.
(c) They thought he was doing the right thing.
(d) They wanted him to choose one faith and practice it.

5. What were along the interior perimeter of the boat?
(a) Shelves.
(b) Benches.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Lamps.

6. 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.

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

8. What event showed that fortune was with Pi?
(a) He was mobile enough to get in the lifeboat.
(b) He went to sleep early the night before.
(c) He was not seasick.
(d) He didn't get killed by a falling zebra.

9. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?
(a) Throw himself at the hyena for a fight to the death.
(b) Pray to God for deliverance.
(c) Do nothing and wait to be rescued.
(d) Jump overboard and let the sharks kill him.

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's baptism?
(a) It was an uncomfortable event for Pi.
(b) The actual baptism was, for him, as refreshing as a warm summer rain.
(c) The actual baptism involved only a trickle of water poured over his head.
(d) His father, mother and brother came, even though it was against their will.

11. How did Pi first learn about Islam?
(a) By discovering the Muslim section of his town.
(b) By listening to his parents.
(c) By studying at school.
(d) By talking to his friends.

12. Pi took inventory of what on the boat?
(a) The locker.
(b) A metal cupboard.
(c) A cage.
(d) A wooden trunk.

13. Why does the author promise the reader a happy ending to Pi's tale?
(a) He has no specific reason for doing this.
(b) Because people like to read books with happy endings.
(c) So the reader will not feel so sad.
(d) So the reader will continue reading the story.

14. How did Pi end up in the lifeboat?
(a) He was thrown overboard and landed there.
(b) It was his assigned lifeboat and he went there as the ship sank.
(c) His father put him there as the ship was sinking.
(d) He fell off the ship and swam to the lifeboat.

15. What animal do zookeepers think of as the most dangerous animal in the zoo?
(a) Hippos.
(b) Tigers.
(c) Man.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?

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

5. Pi and Mr. Kumar agreed on what?

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