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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Pi spend his second night on the lifeboat?
(a) Walking about the boat.
(b) Crying with grief about his family.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Swimming and sleeping.

5. According to the author, which of the following was a reason why Pi decided to get back into the lifeboat?
(a) He wanted to get dry.
(b) He knew the tiger would not hurt him.
(c) He was cold and tired.
(d) There was a shark in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do zookeepers think of as the most dangerous animal in the zoo?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 33, when the author and Pi look through photos, what period in Pi's life has only a few photos?

3. Who is Antieji?

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

5. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part1, Chapter 9, Pi discusses what observation about animal behavior?

2. How is the zebra like Pi in Part 2, Chapter 46?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 51, readers see Pi's persistence pay off as he finds food and water. How did Pi find the food and water?

4. What did Pi and Richard Parker kill and eat in Part 2, Chapter 53? What is it's symbolism?

5. The book begins in Part 1, Chapter 1 with many unanswered questions. What are some of these questions?

6. The zebra and Orange Juice are killed in Part 2, Chapter 47, and symbolize what?

7. What does the closing sentence of Part 1, Chapter 35 foreshadow?

8. How does the tiger get his human name in Part 2, Chapter 48? How is he like Pi?

9. How did Satish Kumar influence Pi's studies?

10. What part of Pi's life seems painful, as the author is with Pi looking through photo albums in Part 1, Chapter 33?

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