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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 33, when the author and Pi look through photos, what period in Pi's life has only a few photos?
(a) His time in Brazil.
(b) His wedding.
(c) His life in India.
(d) His time at the University of Toronto.

2. How large was the boat?
(a) 3.5 feet deep, 8 feet wide, 26 feet long.
(b) 4 feet deep, 18 feet wide, 10 feet long.
(c) 10 feet deep, 4 feet wide, 18 feet long.
(d) 26 feet deep, 8 feet wide, 3.5 feet long.

3. What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat?
(a) Tarp.
(b) Life jackets.
(c) Drinking water.
(d) Food.

4. What did Richard Parker kill while Pi was building the raft?
(a) A fish.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A rat.
(d) A bird.

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

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

7. Who is Antieji?
(a) Pi's aunt.
(b) Pi's foster mother in Toronto.
(c) Pi's cousin.
(d) Pi's best friend.

8. When Pi got back into the lifeboat in Part 2, who did he see look out from under the tarp?
(a) The zebra.
(b) The monkey.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The hyena.

9. As Pi was learning about Islam, he visited a Muslim shopkeeper. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) The shopkeeper asked Pi to leave when it was time to pray.
(b) Pi bought Muslim prayer beads at the shop.
(c) Pi didn't have dinner with the shopkeeper.
(d) The shopkeeper took Pi to a mosque.

10. What did the main character think about the animals in the zoo?
(a) They were not happy living in the zoo.
(b) They were fearful of the other animals in the zoo.
(c) They would like to return to the wild.
(d) They were happy living in the zoo.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 48, Pi explains that the tiger got his name from what source?
(a) The author.
(b) Pi when he was at the zoo.
(c) The Pondicherry zookeeper.
(d) A mix-up in paperwork.

12. As Pi was losing hope, his courage rose and what did he no longer fear?
(a) Sleeping in the boat.
(b) Going hungry.
(c) The tiger.
(d) The hyena.

13. Which of the following is true about Pi's family's departure from India?
(a) Pi was excited about leaving, but his mother was sad.
(b) Other families on the ship were going to Canada as well.
(c) The ship was delayed in its departure because of weather.
(d) The whole family was excited about going to Canada.

14. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?
(a) A mouse living with a viper.
(b) A cat living with a lion.
(c) Monkeys living with a zebra.
(d) Sheep living with a rhino.

15. When did Pi feel that God was very close to him?
(a) When he was praying in the Christian church.
(b) When he was praying in the mosque.
(c) One day when he was riding his bike home from Mr. Kumar's, the Muslim.
(d) When he watched the Muslim shopkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?

2. What was under the tarp on the boat?

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

4. On the first day, what animals did Pi think were on the lifeboat?

5. Pi took inventory of what on the boat?

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