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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 did what with the raft after he built it?
(a) Set it free into the water.
(b) Put it on the dry land to keep it safe.
(c) Tethered it to the boat.
(d) Used it to build a wall to block Richard Parker's view of him sleeping.

2. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?
(a) Tea estates.
(b) Religious temples.
(c) Parks.
(d) Hotels.

3. On the first day, what animals did Pi think were on the lifeboat?
(a) Two hyenas, a zebra, and a dog.
(b) A hyena, a zebra, and an orangutan.
(c) A hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a monkey.
(d) A zebra, an orangutan, a dog, and a hyena.

4. In Pi's story, which of these statements is true about the black leopard that escaped from the Zurich Zoo?
(a) She roamed the countryside killing small animals.
(b) She escaped during the day when the zookeeper left her cage open.
(c) She lived for ten weeks before she was captured.
(d) She shared her habitat with a male that she did not get along with.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Pi throw himself out of the lifeboat?

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

3. Who was Mr. Satish Kumar?

4. What does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?

5. When Pi saw a sea turtle near the boat, what did he do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 54, Pi worried about what to do with the tiger. Discuss his conclusions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Part 1, Chapter 7, Pi discusses his teacher, Mr. Kumar. How are they similar and different?

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