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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pi did what with the raft after he built it?
(a) Used it to build a wall to block Richard Parker's view of him sleeping.
(b) Tethered it to the boat.
(c) Set it free into the water.
(d) Put it on the dry land to keep it safe.

2. When Pi was 14, he went on a family vacation to Munmar and saw what on the top of three hills?
(a) Tea estates.
(b) Religious temples.
(c) Parks.
(d) Hotels.

3. When Pi saw a sea turtle near the boat, what did he do?
(a) Commanded the turtle to go for help.
(b) Talked to the turtle.
(c) Got into the water and swam with the turtle.
(d) Watched the turtle until it swam off.

4. Why does Pi think that the hyena did not attack him?
(a) Because the tiger was in the boat.
(b) Because Pi had not yet gotten close enough to him.
(c) Because the hyena had not yet gotten to him.
(d) Because the hyena wasn't hungry.

5. What is the omega animal?
(a) The one with the highest social standing in their group.
(b) The hardest animal to train.
(c) The animal that is given the easiest tricks to learn.
(d) The one with the lowest social standing in their group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event showed that fortune was with Pi?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 1, the main character tells about his experience in which location?

3. What religion is Pi?

4. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?

5. Who was Mr. Satish Kumar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Part 1, Chapter 21 set the reader up for the remainder of the story?

2. What part of Pi's life seems painful, as the author is with Pi looking through photo albums in Part 1, Chapter 33?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 7, Pi discusses his teacher, Mr. Kumar. How are they similar and different?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 31, what do Mr. Kumar and Mr. Kumar represent in terms of Pi?

5. Where and why did Pi's father move the family in Part 1, Chapter 29?

6. The book begins in Part 1, Chapter 1 with many unanswered questions. What are some of these questions?

7. Who is Ganesha in Chapter Part 1, 15?

8. In Part 1, Chapter 25, why did Pi not feel as though he fit in anywhere?

9. How did Pi get his name?

10. In Part 1, Chapter 38, what pivotal event of the book takes place?

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