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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. Why does Pi think that the hyena did not attack him?
(a) Because Pi had not yet gotten close enough to him.
(b) Because the hyena wasn't hungry.
(c) Because the hyena had not yet gotten to him.
(d) Because the tiger was in the boat.

2. As Pi was losing hope, his courage rose and what did he no longer fear?
(a) Sleeping in the boat.
(b) The tiger.
(c) The hyena.
(d) Going hungry.

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

4. What was the response of Pi's mother to his request for a Christian baptism and a prayer rug?
(a) His mother conceded to his wishes, but only after he argued with her.
(b) His mother did not concede to his wishes.
(c) His mother was supportive of him as soon as he asked.
(d) His mother told him it was his father's decision.

5. What happened when the two Mr. Kumars in Pi's life meet by chance at the zoo?
(a) Nothing. After an introduction they each went their separate ways.
(b) Pi gave them both carrots to feed the zebras.
(c) Pi invited both Mr. Kumars to stay for tea at the zoo.
(d) The two Mr. Kumars discussed Pi's interfaith practices.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separated Pi from the Tiger on the boat?

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

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's baptism?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Pi's prayer rug?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Who is Ganesha in Chapter Part 1, 15?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the lion in the zoo in Part 1, Chapter 13 an example of the well-defined social order of animals?

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