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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. According to the author, which of the following was a reason why Pi decided to get back into the lifeboat?
(a) He wanted to get dry.
(b) He was cold and tired.
(c) He knew the tiger would not hurt him.
(d) There was a shark in the water.

2. As night fell on his first day in the lifeboat, why did Pi become scared?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) He knew the hyena was capable of hurting him.
(c) He didn't know what would happen.
(d) It would be dark and rescue boats wouldn't see him.

3. The main character grew up in what country?
(a) India.
(b) Mexico.
(c) United States.
(d) Canada.

4. How did Richard Parker end up in the lifeboat with Pi?
(a) He was there before Pi got in.
(b) Pi doesn't know how he got there.
(c) Pi helped him swim to the boat by throwing him a life buoy.
(d) He jumped into the boat from the ship.

5. Pi was becoming hopeless after the zebra was killed, so he decided to do what?
(a) Throw himself at the hyena for a fight to the death.
(b) Jump overboard and let the sharks kill him.
(c) Pray to God for deliverance.
(d) Do nothing and wait to be rescued.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main character named after?

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

3. In Part 1, Chapter 21, what is the author's purpose in writing about what he thinks after interviewing Pi?

4. In Pi's story, which of these statements is true about the black leopard that escaped from the Zurich Zoo?

5. What animal do zookeepers think of as the most dangerous animal in the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 43, what did Pi believe is off the lifeboat, as he convinced himself he only had to survive a few hours in the lifeboat before search and rescue teams arrive by ship?

2. How is the zebra like Pi in Part 2, Chapter 46?

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

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

5. In Part 2, Chapter 51, readers see Pi's persistence pay off as he finds food and water. How did Pi find the food and water?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 54, Pi worried about what to do with the tiger. Discuss his conclusions.

7. How do Pi's parents view him in Part 1, Chapter 27?

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

9. Who is the character introduced in Part 1, Chapter 2?

10. How did Satish Kumar influence Pi's studies?

(see the answer keys)

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