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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Politics.
(d) Botany.

3. What did Pi say at the meeting of his parents and his religious teachers?
(a) He wanted to study more about the religions.
(b) He just wanted to love God.
(c) The religions were similar.
(d) He would think about they said.

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

5. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?
(a) Parks.
(b) Hotels.
(c) Tea estates.
(d) Religious temples.

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

7. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?
(a) No, but it made Pi feel uncomfortable.
(b) Yes. It represents the two sides of Pi's character--his piety and his interest in creation.
(c) Yes. It signifies that Pi has not yet assimilated what he has learned from the two Mr. Kumars.
(d) No. It was just an event that happened.

8. What religion is Pi?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Hindu.

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

10. What was the main character named after?
(a) A famous landmark.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) A swimming pool.
(d) His father.

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

12. What separated Pi from the Tiger on the boat?
(a) A wall.
(b) A tarp.
(c) A floor.
(d) A table.

13. What does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?
(a) What his brother looked like.
(b) What Richard Parker looked like.
(c) What his father looked like.
(d) What his mother looked like.

14. What happened after the meeting of Pi's parents and his religious teachers?
(a) Pi's family went out for ice cream.
(b) Pi went off by himself to think about the meeting.
(c) They all had tea together.
(d) Pi went to bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat?

2. When the hyena began to act strangely, what did Pi do?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 36, who is not at Pi's home to welcome the author when the author meets again with Pi and his family?

4. What did Pi build a raft out of?

5. Why does Pi think that the hyena did not attack him?

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