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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 68 | Part 2 Chapter 69 | Part 2 Chapter 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Pi was losing hope, his courage rose and what did he no longer fear?
(a) The hyena.
(b) Going hungry.
(c) Sleeping in the boat.
(d) The tiger.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 12, what do readers learn about the nameless man?
(a) He will probably remain nameless throughout the story.
(b) He is the main character.
(c) He is a relative of the main character.
(d) The author uses him only as a means to tell the story.

3. The nameless male character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2 reappears in Part 1, Chapter 6. Readers now learn what about this man?
(a) He likes to swim.
(b) He works in the zoo.
(c) He teaches the main character about animals.
(d) He is a great cook with an extensive spice collection.

4. What smell reminded Pi of childhood?
(a) The smell of the fish.
(b) The smell of the sea.
(c) The smell of the tiger.
(d) The smell of the flares.

5. What does Pi lament to the author that he is forgetting?
(a) What Richard Parker looked like.
(b) What his father looked like.
(c) What his mother looked like.
(d) What his brother looked like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is life's only opponent, in the eyes of Pi?

2. Who was Mr. Satish Kumar?

3. What did Pi do the first day in the life boat?

4. What made Pi re-evaluate his position in the lifeboat?

5. What happened after the meeting of Pi's parents and his religious teachers?

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