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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 48, Pi explains that the tiger got his name from what source?

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

3. When the hyena began to act strangely, what did Pi do?

4. What did Pi not find after looking around on the boat?

5. What did Pi do when the sun rose the day after he built his raft?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. How is the lion in the zoo in Part 1, Chapter 13 an example of the well-defined social order of animals?

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

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

5. How do Pi's parents view him in Part 1, Chapter 27?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 54, Pi worried about what to do with the tiger. Discuss his conclusions.

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

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

9. In Part 1, Chapter 25, why did Pi not feel as though he fit in anywhere?

10. In Part 1, Chapter 23, the author discusses the "three wise men." Who are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, which one of the animals in the zoo is most like Pi and why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of Pi's diary in his ordeal? Is it important? Is it just "filler?" Why?

Essay Topic 3

Is Richard Parker a human or a tiger? Using Chapter 2, the early chapters about animal behavior, and Richard Parker's behavior once shipwrecked, describe whether you believe he is a human or a tiger.

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