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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 95 | Part 3 Chapter 96 | Part 3 Chapter 97.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Pi finally realize after reading the manual written by a British Royal Navy commander?
(a) He was responsible for his own survival now.
(b) The British had a keen sense on shipwrecks.
(c) The tiger would not kill him.
(d) The ocean was going to become more fierce in future storms.

2. What was one method of Pi's escapism?
(a) Temporarily dreaming of his childhood home and his family.
(b) Temporary asphyxiation by putting a cloth over his face.
(c) Temporarily stopping his breathing until he saw pure peace in his mind.
(d) Sleeping during the daylight hours, dreaming of his future life on land.

3. What did Pi smell when he was next to the boat?
(a) The smell of rotting food.
(b) The smell of his wet blanket.
(c) The smell of the ocean.
(d) The tiger's urine.

4. Why does the author promise the reader a happy ending to Pi's tale?
(a) So the reader will continue reading the story.
(b) Because people like to read books with happy endings.
(c) So the reader will not feel so sad.
(d) He has no specific reason for doing this.

5. When Pi's father took his sons on a tour of the zoo, which of the following statements is not true?
(a) They watched a tiger eat a goat.
(b) His father showed them how quickly animals could kill them.
(c) His father told them not to try and pet a tiger.
(d) His father told them none of the animals could be touched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the underside of Pi's raft?

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

3. Where were the two men from who were dispatched to the town where Pi recovered in an effort to interview him?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 30, what does the author say he learned about Pi when they met?

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

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