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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 did the interviewers feed Pi before he told them his story?
2. What did Pi manage to salvage after the great storm?
3. How many steps were in Pi's plan to tame the tiger?
4. What did Pi and Richard Parker come eye to eye with after the great storm?
5. After spending a nights in the trees, what did the fruit of one tree reveal to Pi?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Pi say about fear in Part 2, Chapter 56?
2. In Part 2, Chapter 57, readers have their first encounter with "Prusten." What is it?
3. What is one small detail of Pi's suffering that the author describes in Part 2, Chapter 64?
4. What is the symbolism of the flares in Part 2, Chapter 69?
5. In Part 2, Chapter 95, who were dispatched to Mexico to meet Pi, and why?
6. The author discusses Pi's maintenance of his religious practices in Part 2, Chapter 74. Discuss Pi's religious reaction to his predicament.
7. Why did Pi find himself distracted & entertained by the underside of the raft in Part 2, Chapter 67?
8. How did Pi's daily routine start showing through in Part 2, Chapter 62, a week since the ship sank?
9. How did Pi put his crisis in perspective in Part 2, Chapter 60?
10. In Part 2, Chapter 81, what did Pi attribute his survival with the tiger to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the definition of a hero? Is there a hero in this story? If so, who is it? If not, why not? Support your answers with examples from the text.
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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