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A reading comprehension Quiz on the selection Life of Pi
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1
How did Richard Parker get his name?
A mix-up in paperwork
Pi named him as a child
The Pondicherry zookeeper
The author came up with a random name for the tiger
2
Where was Yann Martel Born?
New York
Salamanca
Pondicherry
Toronto
3
Which of the following are characteristics of a survival story?
All of the above
It involves unbelievable events
The claim to be "true"
The protagonist lives to tell the tale
4
Life of Pi won which awards?
Boeke Prize
Man Booker Prize
Commonwealth Writers Prize
All of the above
5
When was Life of Pi published?
2004
2000
2002
2001
6
Why does Pi's father decide to move the family to Canada?
He was not doing well in his career
He wanted to provide his family with a broader view of life
He was worried about the political situation in India
He had family in Canada
7
Which animal floated by the lifeboat and got in with the others?
An orangutan
Another hyena
A zebra
A monkey
8
What did Pi say at the meeting of his parents and religious teachers?
He just wanted to love God
The religions were similar
He wanted to study more about the religions
He would think about what they said
9
What was a "dream rag"?
The tarp that protected Pi from Richard Parker
A map of the sea in the manual
Pi's cloth that gave him hallucinations
A cloth that pacified Richard Parker
10
What does Pi do after he kills a fish for the first time?
Cries
Refuses to eat it because it is too disgusting
Rejoices
Vomits
11
What did Pi need to train Richard Parker?
Rope
An oar
A whistle
Fishing Line
12
What did Pi do when he saw water gushing from a faucet after his salvation?
Tried to store it in empty vessels
Cried
Fainted
Sang praises to God
13
What is considered the most dangerous animal at the zoo?
Lions
Tigers
Humans
Hippos
14
According to Pi, when have zookeepers created the best environment for their animals?
When the animals don't try to escape
When the animals reproduce
When the animals get along with humans
When the animals eat well
15
According to Pi, why would an animal in a zoo attack?
It is mean
Its territory is invaded
It is hungry
It doesn't like the zookeeper
16
What did Pi do to exert his dominance over Richard Parker?
Handled the tiger's feces in front of him
Continued eye contact with him
Pi marked his own territory
All of the above
17
What happened to the other castaway?
He died of starvation
He attacked Pi, so Pi killed him
He threw himself overboard
He was eaten by Richard Parker
18
Why did Pi stop journaling?
He couldn't find the strength to write
His pens ran out of ink
He ran out of paper
He was in a state of hopelessness
19
Which version of the story is the "true" story?
It is up to the reader to decide
The story with the people
The story with the animals
Neither, Pi was dreaming
20
How did Pi's father teach his sons a lesson about the dangers of the animals at the zoo?
He made them watch a shark feeding
He forced them to watch a tiger eat a goat
He showed them monkeys fighting for food
He made them run from an elephant
21
Which of the following is the third largest religion in the world?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
22
What do the Japanese interviewers want to know first and foremost during their interview with Pi?
Where Richard Parker could be found
What happened to his family
How he survived
Where the ship was and how it sunk
23
What did Pi initially believe would be the best method to get rid of Richard Parker?
Strangle him from afar
Out-survive him
Kill him with a syringe
Knock him off the boat with an oar
24
How long was Pi at sea?
104 Days
227 Days
302 Days
282 Days
25
What causes the author discomfort during his visits with Pi?
The spicy food
The eerie silence in the house
Pi's cat
All of the contrasting religious symbols
26
What does Pi use as the base of his raft?
Oars
Planks from the boat
A tarp
Zebra bones
27
What religion is Pi?
All of the above
Muslim
Hindu
Christian
28
In what year does Pi and his family leave India?
1967
1977
1987
1997
29
What did Pi find when he boarded the other castaway's boat?
A book
Human remains
Clothing
Small amounts of food and water
30
Why does Pi decide to leave the island?
He will soon run out of food there
The meerkats begin to scare him
The island is carnivorous
Richard Parker is unhappy there
31
What does Pi use as bait to fish for the first time?
Algae
A smaller fish
Part of a shoe
Fake worms
32
What is anthropomorphism?
A metaphor involving an animal
A flashback to earlier events in a story
Giving animals human qualities
Meaning within a text that must be deciphered by the reader
33
What does Pi say is life's only true opponent?
The Mind
Fear
Death
Evil
34
What does Pi often wish for, aside from salvation?
A book
A radio
A girlfriend
A cold drink
35
Pi's interest in which of the following is one of the themes that runs throughout the book?
Sociology
Philosophy
Zoology
Botany
36
How does Richard Parker end up on the lifeboat with Pi?
Pi coaxed him on to the lifeboat
He was thrown overboard and landed there
He swam to the lifeboat in search of food
Pi's father put him there as the ship was sinking
37
Martel has a bachelor's degree in
Sociology
Religion
Philosophy
Zoology
38
After regaining vision, what did Pi see in the distance that he believed was a hallucination?
Trees
Mountains
People
A beach
39
What did Pi call the tiger's friendly snorting?
Fresting
Prusten
Prowling
Gruften
40
Why do crew members throw Pi into a lifeboat?
They are trying to distract the hyena
They are following directions from the captain
They are trying to get him out of harm's way
His family is already on a lifeboat
41
Where did Pi, Richard Parker, and the lifeboat finally land?
The United States
Mexico
Brazil
Canada
42
The main character grew up in what city?
Mumbai
Pondicherry
Jaipur
Kolkata
43
Yann Martel also wrote which book?
A Doll in the Attic
Fatherless
Children Come First
Beatrice and Virgil
44
In what year was the film version of Life of Pi released?
2005
2010
2012
2014
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What was the main character named after?
A swimming pool
His grandfather
A famous landmark
His father
