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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. What was the reaction of Pi's parents to Pi's explorations and practices of various religions?

2. What do Pi's parents think about his being so religious?

3. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?

4. What was under the tarp on the boat?

5. What did Pi plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The book begins in Part 1, Chapter 1 with many unanswered questions. What are some of these questions?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 41, what is noted as having helped Pi stay alive after the shipwreck?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the zebra like Pi in Part 2, Chapter 46?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the "circle of life and death" is exhibited before the shipwreck in the zoo, and after the shipwreck in the lifeboat.

Essay Topic 2

In the early chapters, there are different descriptions of animal behavior. Choose one, and compare and contrast it to a later animal behavior or event in the book that has the same characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Orange Juice and the hyena in the story?

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