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

2. As night fell on his first day in the lifeboat, why did Pi become scared?
(a) He knew the hyena was capable of hurting him.
(b) He didn't know what would happen.
(c) It would be dark and rescue boats wouldn't see him.
(d) All answers are correct.

3. The author uses the animals as symbols of what?
(a) They are not symbols.
(b) Pi or some part of him.
(c) Man's aggression.
(d) Different aspects of human nature.

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

5. What was the response of Pi's father to his request for Christian baptism and a prayer rug?
(a) His father thought it was a good idea.
(b) His father said to talk to his mother about it.
(c) His father just wanted Pi to be happy.
(d) His father didn't question him about this decision.

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character's father loved to talk about what subject?

2. What happened after the meeting of Pi's parents and his religious teachers?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?

4. According to Pi, when have successful zookeepers created a healthy environment for the animals?

5. What happened when the two Mr. Kumars in Pi's life meet by chance at the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 1, Chapter 38, what pivotal event of the book takes place?

4. How are the zebra and the orangutan anthropomorphized in Part 2, Chapter 45?

5. Where and why did Pi's father move the family in Part 1, Chapter 29?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 23, the author discusses the "three wise men." Who are they?

7. Who is the character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

9. In Part 1, Chapter 39, where did Pi end up after being thrown overboard?

10. How did Pi get his name?

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