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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. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?
(a) He jumped into the boat from the ship.
(b) He was there before Pi got in.
(c) Pi doesn't know how he got there.
(d) Pi helped him swim to the boat by throwing him a life buoy.

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

3. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?
(a) Fell asleep exhausted, wrapped in his warm blanket.
(b) Prepared to battle the tiger.
(c) Created a fishing line to use to catch food.
(d) Moved closer to the tiger for protection.

4. What was the reaction of Pi's parents to Pi's explorations and practices of various religions?
(a) They were uncomfortable with his religious practices.
(b) They wanted him to choose one faith and practice it.
(c) They wanted him to stop exploring religions and settle on one.
(d) They thought he was doing the right thing.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 48, Pi explains that the tiger got his name from what source?
(a) The Pondicherry zookeeper.
(b) Pi when he was at the zoo.
(c) A mix-up in paperwork.
(d) The author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pi took inventory of what on the boat?

2. When Pi got back into the lifeboat in Part 2, who did he see look out from under the tarp?

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

4. As Pi was in the lifeboat, what animal floated by and got into the boat?

5. How large was the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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