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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 first use to communicate with the tiger after his hope returned?
(a) A whistle from the locker.
(b) His voice.
(c) A stick from the boat.
(d) A wooden tube from the boat.

2. What was one method of Pi's escapism?
(a) Sleeping during the daylight hours, dreaming of his future life on land.
(b) Temporarily stopping his breathing until he saw pure peace in his mind.
(c) Temporary asphyxiation by putting a cloth over his face.
(d) Temporarily dreaming of his childhood home and his family.

3. What did Pi start to follow after his food supplies run low?
(a) The tiger, to where the tiger has sequestered fish.
(b) The recommended daily intake in the survival guide.
(c) His normal routine.
(d) His faith, knowing he can catch more fish.

4. What did Pi make the lifeboat more and more into?
(a) A home.
(b) A tiger's den.
(c) A zoo habitat.
(d) A shelter.

5. How did Richard Parker react when Pi shouted a greeting to him?
(a) Turned away from Pi, silent.
(b) Responded with the same sounds as before.
(c) Came closer to Pi to see what Pi wanted.
(d) Growled and roared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of storm was Pi struck with the beauty and wonder of?

2. What is life's only opponent, in the eyes of Pi?

3. What happened to the underside of Pi's raft?

4. What did the officials say to the author about the interview with Pi?

5. What happened after Pi discovered he was blind?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Pi and the tiger encounter in Part 2, Chapter 84 after the great storm?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 80, Pi started spending more time on the lifeboat. Why?

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

5. 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?

6. How did Pi put his crisis in perspective in Part 2, Chapter 60?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 94, how did Pi and Richard Parker part ways on the beach in Mexico?

8. Pi started to take on some of the tiger's traits in Part 2, Chapter 77. Why?

9. In Part 2, Chapter 76, the author discusses Pi and the tiger's behavior regarding the tiger's feces. What does their behavior signify?

10. Discuss the encounter with the other ship in Part 2, Chapter 86.

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