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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 77 | Part 2 Chapter 78 | Part 2 Chapter 79.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Pi discuss as a strange living arrangement of animals?
(a) A cat living with a lion.
(b) A mouse living with a viper.
(c) Monkeys living with a zebra.
(d) Sheep living with a rhino.

2. Does the meeting at the zoo between the two Mr. Kumars have any special significance?
(a) Yes. It signifies that Pi has not yet assimilated what he has learned from the two Mr. Kumars.
(b) No. It was just an event that happened.
(c) Yes. It represents the two sides of Pi's character--his piety and his interest in creation.
(d) No, but it made Pi feel uncomfortable.

3. Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?
(a) Sociology.
(b) Botany.
(c) Politics.
(d) Zoology.

4. What were the greatest of contradictions, according to Pi?
(a) Boredom and terror.
(b) Darkness of the night and the daylight.
(c) Faith and hopelessness.
(d) The sea and the sky.

5. What sea creatures were around the boat most of the time?
(a) Eels.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Turtles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pi plan to do with Richard Parker the night after he finished the raft?

2. What did Richard Parker kill while Pi was building the raft?

3. What did the tiger like to lean over the edge of the boat and club to death, then eat?

4. Pi did what with the raft after he built it?

5. What happened when the two Mr. Kumars in Pi's life meet by chance at the zoo?

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