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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. After spending a nights in the trees, what did the fruit of one tree reveal to Pi?
(a) The island was carnivorous.
(b) The island would be his new home.
(c) The island had a plentiful amount of food.
(d) The island was uninhabitable.

2. How long did the two men dispatched to the town interview Pi for?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 2 days.

3. What did Pi manage to salvage after the great storm?
(a) His raft.
(b) One whistle.
(c) His tarp.
(d) His fishing pole.

4. What else did Pi catch besides fish?
(a) Eels.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Birds.

5. What did he do to provoke the tiger during training?
(a) Intruded on the neutral area.
(b) Stole his tarp and used it to make a new mast on the raft.
(c) Poked him with a stick.
(d) Pounced on him like a predator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the interviewers want to know first?

2. What was the island made out of, which Pi ate in massive quantity?

3. What were two big events in Pi's daily routine?

4. What type of storm was Pi struck with the beauty and wonder of?

5. What did Pi use, lose, and re-create, to protect himself while training the tiger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the flares in Part 2, Chapter 69?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 94, how did Pi and Richard Parker part ways on the beach in Mexico?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 89, Pi reached his lowest point in the crisis, and did what? What was Richard Parker's state during this time?

4. What did Pi really achieve by studying the navigational directions in the survival manual in Part 2, Chapter 65?

5. What is one small detail of Pi's suffering that the author describes in Part 2, Chapter 64?

6. In Part 2, Chapter 72, Pi created a shell shield out of a turtle shell. Discuss his persistence in maintaining his shield.

7. What did Pi and the tiger encounter in Part 2, Chapter 84 after the great storm?

8. In Part 2, Chapter 79, Pi was entertained by the tiger's behavior with the sharks. Explain.

9. In Part 2, Chapter 76, the author discusses Pi and the tiger's behavior regarding the tiger's feces. What does their behavior signify?

10. What event in Part 2, Chapter 85 seemed to suggest that Pi was impressed and appreciated natural wonders? What was Pi's reaction to the event?

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