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

2. Symbolically, what does it mean when the storm clears?
(a) That bad things happen to good people.
(b) That good always follows bad.
(c) That the worst may be over.
(d) That there would be no more rain.

3. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?
(a) Yes. It signifies that Pi has not yet assimilated what he has learned from the two Mr. Kumars.
(b) No, but it made Pi feel uncomfortable.
(c) Yes. It represents the two sides of Pi's character--his piety and his interest in creation.
(d) No. It was just an event that happened.

4. 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 tiger was in the boat.
(c) Because the hyena had not yet gotten to him.
(d) Because the hyena wasn't hungry.

5. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?
(a) It doesn't like the trainer or zookeeper.
(b) It is mean.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) Its territory is invaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?

2. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?

3. What is the purpose of the italicized chapters?

4. On the first day, what animals did Pi think were on the lifeboat?

5. How important is religion to Pi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Satish Kumar influence Pi's studies?

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

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