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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 two things does Pi attribute his survival alongside Richard Parker with?

2. What did Pi make the lifeboat more and more into?

3. What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them?

4. How did Richard Parker react when Pi shouted a greeting to him?

5. What did Pi manage to salvage after the great storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 94, how did Pi and Richard Parker part ways on the beach in Mexico?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 92, Pi and Richard Parker landed on an island. Why didn't they stay?

3. How was Pi's sleep effected by his stress in Part 2, Chapter 68?

4. Discuss Pi's training sequence for trespassing with the tiger in Part 2, Chapter 71.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 81, what did Pi attribute his survival with the tiger to?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 76, the author discusses Pi and the tiger's behavior regarding the tiger's feces. What does their behavior signify?

7. How did Pi learn to use the ocean to his benefit against the tiger in Part 2, Chapter 59?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 80, Pi started spending more time on the lifeboat. Why?

9. What is one small detail of Pi's suffering that the author describes in Part 2, Chapter 64?

10. How did Pi put his crisis in perspective in Part 2, Chapter 60?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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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