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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. According to Pi, why will a lion in a zoo attack?
2. What is the omega animal?
3. What is the purpose of the italicized chapters?
4. What convinced Pi he wasn't going to die?
5. Which is the following is not true about Pi's visit to a Christian church and his meeting with Father Martin?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the lion in the zoo in Part 1, Chapter 13 an example of the well-defined social order of animals?
2. In Part 1, Chapter 39, where did Pi end up after being thrown overboard?
3. In Part 1, Chapter 25, why did Pi not feel as though he fit in anywhere?
4. The book begins in Part 1, Chapter 1 with many unanswered questions. What are some of these questions?
5. In Part 1, Chapter 31, what do Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kumar represent in terms of Pi?
6. In Part 2, Chapter 51, readers see Pi's persistence pay off as he finds food and water. How did Pi find the food and water?
7. What part of Pi's life seems painful, as the author is with Pi looking through photo albums in Part 1, Chapter 33?
8. How did Satish Kumar influence Pi's studies?
9. How does Part 1, Chapter 21 set the reader up for the remainder of the story?
10. How did Pi get his name?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At many times in the book, Pi nears death, as he runs low on food and the will to live. Using specific examples from the book, discuss some of these events and what Pi learns about himself through the events.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
What is the role of turtles in the book? Using specific examples from before the shipwreck as well as after, describe their importance to the book.
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