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

2. What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them?
(a) Remarked to each other in Spanish that Pi was brilliant and his story was sad.
(b) Remarked to eachother in Japanese that Pi was not very forthcoming about his experiences.
(c) Remarked to each other in Japanese that they found the story interesting and then took a short break.
(d) Talked to each other in Spanish, remarking that Pi had become unstable.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi manage to salvage after the great storm?

2. After a few days when Pi started exploring the island, what small, furry, carnivorous animal did he find?

3. After Pi was nearly starving, what did a storm of flying fish bring onto the boat?

4. What was an act of deference by the tiger to Pi?

5. What did Pi find solace in, even though he had to continually reconsider his place in God's universe?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 79, Pi was entertained by the tiger's behavior with the sharks. Explain.

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

3. What did Pi really achieve by studying the navigational directions in the survival manual in Part 2, Chapter 65?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 81, what did Pi attribute his survival with the tiger to?

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

6. Why did Pi find himself distracted & entertained by the underside of the raft in Part 2, Chapter 67?

7. 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?

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 89, Pi reached his lowest point in the crisis, and did what? What was Richard Parker's state during this time?

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

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