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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 tiger.
(c) The monkey.
(d) The hyena.

3. When Pi's father took his sons on a tour of the zoo, which of the following statements is not true?
(a) His father showed them how quickly animals could kill them.
(b) His father told them not to try and pet a tiger.
(c) His father told them none of the animals could be touched.
(d) They watched a tiger eat a goat.

4. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?
(a) It is mean.
(b) Its territory is invaded.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) It doesn't like the trainer or zookeeper.

5. When the hyena began to act strangely, what did Pi do?
(a) Tried to quiet the hyena by distracting it.
(b) Sat still and thought about the predatory powers of the hyena.
(c) Jumped back into the water.
(d) Hid under the tarp.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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 a relative of the main character.
(c) He is the main character.
(d) He will probably remain nameless throughout the story.

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

13. What did Pi do the first day in the life boat?
(a) He explored the life boat.
(b) He kept alert looking for survivors and rescue teams.
(c) He made himself secure.
(d) He helped the animals on board.

14. During the first night on the lifeboat, what did the hyena do?
(a) Slept on the tarp.
(b) Spent the night barking/howling.
(c) Chewed off the leg of the zebra.
(d) Walked around the boat.

15. Who were the two men Pi called the "prophets of his youth"?
(a) Mamji and Pi's father.
(b) Satish Kumar, the atheist, and Satish Kumar, the Sufi.
(c) Satish Kumar, the atheist, and Mamji.
(d) Satish Kumar, the Sufi, and Mamji.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?

3. Which is the following is not true about Pi's visit to a Christian church and his meeting with Father Martin?

4. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?

5. Which of the following is true about Pi's family's departure from India?

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