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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. How did Pi spend his second night on the lifeboat?

2. What event showed that fortune was with Pi?

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

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

5. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the female black leopard in Part 1, Chapter 11 try to blend in with her environment after escaping from the Zurich Zoo?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Pi get his name?

8. How does Part 1, Chapter 21 set the reader up for the remainder of the story?

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

10. In Part 1, Chapter 38, what pivotal event of the book takes place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Pi's ordeal involves his faith in God, his faith in himself, and his will to survive. Discuss each of these, using specific examples from the book.

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