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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. Pi and Mr. Kumar agreed on what?

2. How important is religion to Pi?

3. What animal do zookeepers think of as the most dangerous animal in the zoo?

4. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?

5. According to Pi, when do animals try to escape from the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How are the zebra and the orangutan anthropomorphized in Part 2, Chapter 45?

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

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

6. The zebra and Orange Juice are killed in Part 2, Chapter 47, and symbolize what?

7. How did Satish Kumar influence Pi's studies?

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

9. What part of Pi's life seems painful, as the author is with Pi looking through photo albums in Part 1, Chapter 33?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the definition of anthropomorphism? What role does it play in the book? Why is it important to the story? Please support your answers with examples from the text.

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