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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. What do Pi's parents think about his being so religious?
(a) They just want Pi to be happy.
(b) While they may not believe as Pi does, they encourage him.
(c) They think Pi should choose one religion, whichever one he wants.
(d) They hope Pi's religious fervor is a passing phase.

2. After the hyena killed the zebra, what did the hyena do?
(a) Tried to kill Pi.
(b) Jumped overboard.
(c) Went to sleep.
(d) Killed Orange Juice.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pi took inventory of what on the boat?

2. Which of the reasons listed below is NOT one of the reasons Pi's father decided to move the family to Canada?

3. According to Pi, when do animals try to escape from the zoo?

4. What convinced Pi he wasn't going to die?

5. What did Richard Parker kill while Pi was building the raft?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 1, Chapter 31, what do Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kumar represent in terms of Pi?

4. How does Pi react to the story of Jesus in Part 1, Chapter 17?

5. How does the female black leopard in Part 1, Chapter 11 try to blend in with her environment after escaping from the Zurich Zoo?

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

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

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 41, what is noted as having helped Pi stay alive after the shipwreck?

10. How do Pi's parents view him in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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