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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Pi find solace in, even though he had to continually reconsider his place in God's universe?
2. What was an act of deference by the tiger to Pi?
3. What did Pi bring to the tiger in the morning after they had both had a restless night's sleep?
4. What did the interviewers do after Pi finished telling them what he told them?
5. What was one thing Pi was concerned and obsessed about not having enough of?
Short Essay Questions
1. The author discusses Pi's maintenance of his religious practices in Part 2, Chapter 74. Discuss Pi's religious reaction to his predicament.
2. In Part 2, Chapter 95, who were dispatched to Mexico to meet Pi, and why?
3. In Part 2, Chapter 94, how did Pi and Richard Parker part ways on the beach in Mexico?
4. 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?
5. What is one small detail of Pi's suffering that the author describes in Part 2, Chapter 64?
6. In Part 2, Chapter 81, what did Pi attribute his survival with the tiger to?
7. How was Pi's sleep effected by his stress in Part 2, Chapter 68?
8. How did Pi's daily routine start showing through in Part 2, Chapter 62, a week since the ship sank?
9. In Part 3, Chapters 98 and 99, the Japanese officials interviewed Pi about his story. Why do you think that the officials did not believe Pi?
10. What did Pi really achieve by studying the navigational directions in the survival manual in Part 2, Chapter 65?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pi's ordeal involves his faith in God, his faith in himself, and his will to survive. Discuss each of these, using specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Which animals in the book are most like people in Pi's life? Use specific examples to explain why you chose various animals and what similar characteristics to their human counterparts they exhibit.
Essay Topic 3
When Pi finds the first island, he leaves it out of fear of the island being cannibalistic. Discuss what the symbolism of this island is to Pi and to the overall story.
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