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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 the crouching tiger do when Pi turned to face him after the storm?
(a) Lunged at Pi, aiming to kill him.
(b) Growled at Pi.
(c) Licked his nose and averted his gaze.
(d) Leaned over the boat and clubbed at a fish.

2. What did the boat do when the raft was next to it?
(a) Turned parallel to the waves, increasing the unpleasant rolling motion.
(b) Turned perpendicular to the waves and rolled unpleasantly.
(c) Turned perpendicular to the current and flowed with it.
(d) Turned parallel to the current and calmed in its rolling motion.

3. What were two big events in Pi's daily routine?
(a) Taking his raft out for a while and feeding the tiger.
(b) Eating and drinking water on his raft.
(c) Collecting rainfall and catching turtles.
(d) Talking with the tiger and fishing.

4. Once Pi's suffering became intense, what did he do with the greater part of his days?
(a) Trained the tiger more intensely then before.
(b) Drank sea water, losing hope of survival.
(c) Fished, determined to catch more fish to alleviate his hunger.
(d) Slept in a semi-conscious state using his dream rag.

5. Since Pi had no bait, what did he cut up to fish with in the morning, after his leather shoe was unsuccessful?
(a) The biscuits.
(b) The British naval manual.
(c) The tiger's droppings.
(d) Flying fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi use a page from his notebook for?

2. How long did the two men dispatched to the town interview Pi for?

3. What emerged for Pi through the darkest times?

4. What else did Pi see a group of, which stayed with him an entire day?

5. What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event in Part 2, Chapter 85 seemed to suggest that Pi was impressed and appreciated natural wonders? What was Pi's reaction to the event?

2. What is the symbolism of the flares in Part 2, Chapter 69?

3. The author discusses Pi's maintenance of his religious practices in Part 2, Chapter 74. Discuss Pi's religious reaction to his predicament.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 57, readers have their first encounter with "Prusten." What is it?

5. What is one small detail of Pi's suffering that the author describes in Part 2, Chapter 64?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 72, Pi created a shell shield out of a turtle shell. Discuss his persistence in maintaining his shield.

7. How did Pi learn to use the ocean to his benefit against the tiger in Part 2, Chapter 59?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 95, who were dispatched to Mexico to meet Pi, and why?

9. How was Pi's sleep effected by his stress in Part 2, Chapter 68?

10. How did Pi's daily routine start showing through in Part 2, Chapter 62, a week since the ship sank?

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